As he beheld the humble C-47 pouring out of his plants in World War Ⅱ, Donald W. Douglas could not have imagined that the Skytrain would be reincarnated, 20 years later, as one of history's most lethal aircraft—the AC-47D gunship. USAF modified just 53 of these side-firing heavyweights, but they were pivotal in the Vietnam War, where they made short work of enemy troops and suppressed thousands of enemy attacks.
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机译：在第二次世界大战中，唐纳德·W·道格拉斯（Donald W. Douglas）看到了谦卑的C-47从他的工厂里倾泻而出，他无法想象20年前的空中列车将成为历史上最致命的飞机之一AC-47D武装直升机。美国空军只改装了53架这种侧向发射的重量级武器，但它们在越南战争中起着举足轻重的作用，在那里他们使敌军短暂工作并压制了数以千计的敌人进攻。
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