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42-101005
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1942 Douglas C-47A Skytrain (DC-3) C/N 19468Discuss this aircraft in forum |
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Model: | C-47A Skytrain (DC-3) Search all Douglas C-47A Skytrain (DC-3) |
| Year built: | 1942 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 19468 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 32 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Turbo-prop |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp |
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| Registration Number: | 42-101005 |
| Current Status: | De-registered |
| Owner: | United States Air Force |
| Address: | , United States |
| Malcolm Clarke, 2016-12-22 09:49:11 | |
| Flown on D-Day Jun 6, 1944 to drop paratroopers in the Cotentin Peninsula. Diverted to Turkey Dec 18, 1946. Jan 14, 1958 to TC-ART of Devlet Hava Yollari (THY). WFU in 1968. To South East Asia Air Transport (a CIA front) as N62109 Sep 4, 1975. Company style registration N96AC requested but NTU. Destroyed in 1987 at HLRA (Airport Warehouse 32) at Dahra, Libya. Courtesy Joe Baugher. | |