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The designation Douglas C-50 was given to fourteen DC-3 airliners impressed off the production line by the USAAF after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Like the 138 C-49s they were powered by Wright Cyclone engines, and only differed in matters of detail. The five subtypes of the C-50 reflect the three airlines that originally purchased the aircraft, and the different number of seats installed on the aircraft from American Airlines and Penn Central.
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Airline |
Number |
Engine |
Seats |
C-50 |
American |
4 |
R-1820-85 |
21 |
C-50A |
American |
2 |
R-1820-85 |
28 |
C-50B |
Braniff |
3 |
R-1820-81 |
21 |
C-50C |
Penn Central |
1 |
R-1820-79 |
21 |
C-50D |
Penn Central |
4 |
R-1820-79 |
28 |