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Dakota
Manufacturer : Douglas
DOUGLAS DAKOTA, Transport aircraft with three crew and can carry 28 passengers. speed 230-mph, and a altitude of 23,200 feet. maximum range 2,100 miles. The Douglas Dakota served in all theatres of world war two, The Royal Air Force received its first Douglas Dakota's in April 1941, to 31 squadron which was serving in India. These were DC2, later DC3 and eventually C-47 Dakotas were supplied. The Douglas Dakota was developed from the civil airliner of the 1930's. The Royal Air Force received nearly 2,000 Dakotas, But many more than this served in the US Air Force and other allied countries. The last flight of a Douglas Dakota of the Royal Air Force was in 1970. You can still see Douglas Dakota's in operational and transport use across the world. |
Dakota
  Drop Zone Ahead by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |   The Ubiquitous Dakota by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |   Into the Unknown by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |   Final Roster by Anthony Saunders. |
Dakota Artwork Collection |
  D-Day The Airborne Assault by Robert Taylor. |   Rare Pair of D-Day prints by Robert Taylor - Into Battle by Robert Taylor and Crash Landing by Robert Taylor. |   A Bold Leap by John Young. |
  6th June 1944 (Dakotas) by Ivan Berryman. |   101st Airborne en route to Normandy by Ivan Berryman. |   Into the Unknown by Ivan Berryman. |
  Hell Below Us by Ivan Berryman. |   Drop Zone Ahead by Ivan Berryman. |   Leap of Faith by Ivan Berryman. |
  The Ubiquitous Dakota by Ivan Berryman. |   Clipped Signature - Robert Souter. |   Clipped Signature - Richard Denison. |
  Clipped Signature - Sid Harwell. |   Clipped Signature - F Stillwell. |   Clipped Signature - John Dalton. |
  Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea. |   Arnhem by Simon Smith |   Market Garden. Arnhem by Graeme Lothian. |
  Arnhem - September 17th 1944 by Graeme Lothian. |   Larry Lewis DFC by Graeme Lothian. |   Road to the Rhine by Robert Taylor. |
  Invasion Force by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Perpetual Motion by Robert Tomlin. |   Perpetual Motion II by Robert Tomlin. |
  Together we Stand by Philip West. |   Day Drop - Stick 21 by Robert Taylor. |   Dawn Drop by Geoff Lea. |
  Eve of Destiny by Richard Taylor. | Final Roster by Anthony Saunders. |   Boarding Call by David Pentland. |
  C-46 Flying the Hump by Stan Stokes. |   D-Day Invaders by Stan Stokes. |   Arnhem Op Market Garden by Geoff Lea. |
  Dawn Departure, Arnhem by Geoff Lea. |
| Top Aces for : Dakota | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| James Douglas Lindsay | 7.00 | The signature of James Douglas Lindsay features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Dakota Squadron details |
| Dakota Pilot and aircrew signature details |
 Flight Lieutenant Bernard W Brown Our estimated value of this signature : £40 Died : 2017 | Flight Lieutenant Bernard W Brown Flight Lieutenant Bernard Walter Brown was accepted for a short service commission in 1938, and after being accepted arrived in England in September, training at 5 E&RFTS, Hanworth and in late January 1939 he was posted to 5FTS, Sealand. He then went to No 1 School of Army Co-Operation at Old Sarum for a course on Lysanders in August 1939, and soon after joined 613 Squadron. Bernard Walker Brown was flying one of six Hectors detailed to dive-bomb gun emplacements near Calais. On the way to the target, he test-fired his forward gun but a fault caused the muzzle attachment to fly off, penetrate the fuselage and hole the main fuel tank. He jettisoned his bombs and turned back and make a forced-landing. In August 1940 he volunteered for Fighter Command, converting to Spitfires. He joined 610 Squadron at Biggin Hill. In late September he went to 72 Squadron, but on the 23rd was shot down by a Bf 109. He bailed out of the aircraft, badly wounded. Returning to active duty in November 1940, he was posted to 8FTS, Montrose for an instructor's course, after which he went to Rhodesia, subsequently instructing at Cumalo. In 1943, he trained with Transport Command, becoming a ferry pilot. He flew between the United Kingdom and the Middle East. He transferred to the RNZAF in January 1944 and by the end of the year was flying Halifaxes. He was released in 1945 to fly Dakotas with BOAC and later joined BEA, flying with the airline until his retirement in 1972. He died on 23rd January 2017. |
Colonel Richard Dick Denison Our estimated value of this signature : £40 Died : 2018 | Colonel Richard Dick Denison Navigator Dick Denison's first combat missions were flown during the D-Day invasion, flying C47s towing gliders into the Normandy bridgehead, and making casualty evacuations. He transferred to the 552nd Squadron, 386th Bomb Group flying the Martin B26 Marauder, before converting over to the Douglas A26 Invader. Dick completed a total of 40 combat missions during his tour. He died on 1st February 2018. |
Colonel Sid Harwell Our estimated value of this signature : £40 | Colonel Sid Harwell Col Sid Harwell. C-47 pilot who had more combat experience than most C-47 pilots, and participated in the Airborne assault during D-day with the 87th Troop Carrier Sqn dropping 101st Airborne Paratroopers into Ste-Mere-Eglise. |
 Sergeant Leopold Heimes Our estimated value of this signature : £50 Died : 2009 | Sergeant Leopold Heimes Already in the Belgian Air Force, he moved to 235 Sqn Coastal Command as an Air Gunner on Blenheims during the Battle of Britain before becoming a pilot, flying Spitfires and Catalinas with 350 Sqn before converting to 76 Sqn on Dakotas in India. Heimes stayed in the RAF until September 1951 having been gazetted as a Master Pilot. Sadly, Leopold Heimes died in 2009. |
 Squadron Leader Michael Terry Wainwright Our estimated value of this signature : £45 Died : 2015 | Squadron Leader Michael Terry Wainwright Squadron Leader Michael Terry Wainwright joined 64 Squadron RAF flying Spitfires and in May 1940 during the Battle of Birtain destroyed an Me109. On the 25th of July his section destroyed a Messershmitt Bf109 fighter encountered off the south coast. He went on to become a flight instructor at the Central Flying School at RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, and later flew Douglas Dakotas. Sqd Ldr Michael Terry Wainwright retired form the Royal Air Force in March 1958, but continued his flying as an instructor and also as a Civil Airline Pilot in the UK as well as the Middle East. Michael still flew until August 1st 1990 and logged a total of 14,100 hours. He died on 23rd March 2015. |
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