RE: Flying in Plane....
Yes the dc 3 and c 47 are the same plane just as Dennis said. You are right about it being a paratroop plane. I was in the 82nd airborne division and a few of my buddies got an opportunity to jump from a C47 at pope afb. We all jumped from C-130's or C-141's. Every year pope would put on an airshow and part of the show was a nostalgic jump from the C47 by a few paratroopers in the 82nd. I can remember them asking for volunteers for the weekend jump but I had my fill with jumping and didn't volunteer. I wish now that I had.