Inside The WW2 Dakota That Hunted Hitler’s U-Boats | Al Murray & James Holland

👉CHECK OUT our exteneded tour of the RAF Museum here    • Legendary WW2 AIRCRAFT at the RAF Museum |...   Al Murray and James Holland visit Duxford to explore R4D “Ready For Duty” — a rare WW2 US Navy C-47 Dakota. that once hunted German U-boats and protected Allied convoys in the Battle of the Atlantic. With exclusive cockpit access Al and Jim uncover how a humble transport plane became a Nazi submarine hunter — and hear the story of its incredible flight across the Atlantic by the Commemorative Air Force 👉MORE WW2 AIRCRAFT EPISODES:    • Legendary Aircraft of the Second World War   🔔SUBSCRIBE:    / @ww2headquarters   ✅NEWSLETTER SIGN-UP: https://www.ww2headquarters.com/newsl... With special thanks to: The Imperial War Musuem Duxford: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-dux... The Commemorative Air Force: https://commemorativeairforce.org Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:24 The Commemorative Air Force 02:56 C47 History & Development 08:00 USN Anti Submarine Role 09:45 Dakota's Role During the Berlin Airlift 10:35 C47 1380 Engines 14:00 C47 Landing Gear & Depth Charge Racks 15:23 The difficulty in Taxiing a C47 16:15 The C47 Clamshell Doors & Paratroopers Static Line 18:15 Onboard the C47 23:00 Meeting Veterans Archival footage credited to Imperial War Museums. © Crown copyright IWM. https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/co... Additional Footage of Ready 4 Duty taken by Adam Simpkins, Skytrain Media Turn on notifications so you never miss a new release! #JamesHolland #AlMurray #WW2Headquarters #WW2 #Dakota #UBoat #C47 #Duxford #CommemorativeAirForce #AviationHistory