Aviation and history - dakota c47
For its second year, the Aviation and History series honours two aircraft that worked in the field of transport and parachuting, the first being the Dakota C47.
For its second year, the Aviation and History series honours two aircraft that worked in the field of transport and parachuting, the first being the Dakota C47.
Plane designed in 1936 by aircraft manufacturer McDonell Douglas, it was used for air transport, in particular during D-Day in 1944.
One of the plane’s most famous missions was the Berlin airlift set up in 1948 to supply West Berlin, which was cut off by the Soviet Blockade.
The year 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the event.
The reverse, common to the series, features the profiles of two pilots, symbolising the different eras and types of use: civil and military. In the sky are several aircrafts, also representing the different eras and uses, in a tribute to the history of aviation. The face value is inscribed on the bottom left of the reverse side, as is the symbol "RF".