This die-cast metal aircraft model comes in 1:144 scale with plastic stand and is approx. 14 cm long with 19.5 cm span. The C-47 Skytrain developed from the Douglas DC-3 ", which was designed for commercial passenger traffic in the early 1930s. Commissioned in 1935, the DC-3 was quickly adapted for military transport service and designated as the C-47 Skytrain. World War II saw high demand for the reliable C-47, with over 10,000 produced. The C-47 played a key role on D-Day, dropping over 50,000 paratroopers during the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord, June 1944. "Tico Belle" flew with the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day from Ramsbury and survived to serve additional missions to liberate Europe. It was restored in flight condition in July 2009 and is the flagship of the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, FL.