U.S. Air Force Douglas C-47A-75-DL <i>Skytrain</i> (s/n 42-100941) from the Colorado Air National Guard drops hay to stranded and starving livestock following a devastating blizzard in the Rocky Mountains region, 29 January 1949. During this emergency, the Colorado ANG C-47s flew 17 such missions, while F-51s and A-26s flew 10 reconnaissance missions.
U.S. Air National Guard photo
1949-01-29
<i>Air National Guard at 60 - A History</i>, available at the 181st Intelligence Wing website <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.181iw.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080527-040.pdf">[1]</a>, p. 59.