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===Military=== ;C-41, C-41A :The C-41 was the first DC-3 to be ordered by the USAAC and was powered by two {{cvt|1200|hp}} Pratt & Whitney R-1830-21 engines. It was delivered in October 1938 for use by [[United States Army Air Corps]] (USAAC) chief General [[Henry H. Arnold]] with the passenger cabin fitted out in a 14-seat VIP configuration.<ref>Pearcy 1987, p. 34</ref> The C-41A was a single VIP DC-3A supplied to the USAAC in September 1939, also powered by R-1830-21 engines; and used by the [[Secretary of War]]. The forward cabin converted to sleeper configuration with upper windows similar to the DC-3B.<ref>[http://www.aero-web.org/specs/douglas/c-41.htm "Douglas C-41A"]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907232959/http://www.aero-web.org/specs/douglas/c-41.htm |date=2008-09-07}} aero-web.org. Retrieved August 10, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_douglas_C-41A.html |title=Douglas C-41A |work=historyofwar.org |last=Rickard |first=J. |date=November 11, 2008 |access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> ;C-48 :Various DC-3A and DST models; 36 impressed as C-48, C-48A, C-48B, and C-48C. :*C-48 - 1 impressed ex-[[United Airlines]] DC-3A. :*C-48A - 3 impressed DC-3As with 18-seat interiors. :*C-48B - 16 impressed ex-United Airlines DST-A [[air ambulance]]s with 16-berth interiors. :*C-48C - 16 impressed DC-3As with 21-seat interiors. :<!-- dummy to fix WP:LISTGAP issue --> ;C-49 :Various DC-3 and DST models; 138 impressed into service as C-49, C-49A, C-49B, C-49C, C-49D, C-49E, C-49F, C-49G, C-49H, C-49J, and C-49K. ;C-50 :Various DC-3 models, fourteen impressed as C-50, C-50A, C-50B, C-50C, and C-50D. ;C-51 :One impressed aircraft originally ordered by Canadian Colonial Airlines, had starboard-side door. ;C-52 :DC-3A aircraft with R-1830 engines, five impressed as C-52, C-52A, C-52B, C-52C, and C-52D. ;C-68 :Two DC-3As impressed with 21-seat interiors. ;C-84 :One impressed DC-3B aircraft. ;Dakota II :British [[Royal Air Force]] designation for impressed DC-3s. ;LXD1 :A single DC-3 supplied for evaluation by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service]] (IJNAS). ;R4D-2 :Two Eastern Air Lines DC-3-388s impressed into [[United States Navy]] (USN) service as VIP transports, later designated '''R4D-2F''' and later '''R4D-2Z'''. ;R4D-4 :Ten DC-3As impressed for use by the USN. ;R4D-4R :Seven DC-3s impressed as staff transports for the USN. ;R4D-4Q :Radar countermeasures version of R4D-4 for the USN. ;[[Douglas XCG-17|XCG-17]] :Experimental assault glider, one converted.
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