Hi stevef...
Thanks for your response..but no, it was definitely a C-47, with the large dual opening cargo doors on both sides...
that's why I ask the question, for the same reasons you stated!
Many years ago, I was a qualified Airframe Mechanic on RAAF C-47s, we didn't have any DC-3s.
From that point of view, I too know (or knew) them well...
Cheers...FD...