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1943 Douglas VC-47D-16-DK Skytrain
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43-49336

1943 Douglas VC-47D-16-DK Skytrain C/N 26597

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Latest photos of 43-49336
  • 43-49336 @ TIP - At Chanute Air Museum - by Glenn E. Chatfield by Glenn E. Chatfield @ TIP
  • 43-49336 @ TIP - left side view - by olivier Cortot by olivier Cortot @ TIP
  • 43-49336 @ TIP - Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, IL - by John Meneely by John Meneely @ TIP
  • 43-49336 @ TIP - Douglas C-47B - by Mark Pasqualino by Mark Pasqualino @ TIP

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:Douglas
Model:VC-47D-16-DK Skytrain    Search all Douglas VC-47D-16-DK Skytrain
Year built:1943
Construction Number (C/N):26597
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:30
Number of Engines:2
Engine Type:Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90B

Aircraft

Registration Number:43-49336
Current Status:See comment

Owner

Owner:Chanute Aviation Museum
Address:, Rantoul, IL
United States

User Comments

Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-26 13:51:39
 This aircraft was delivered to the USAAF during December 1944 as C-47B 43-49336. After the war it continued to serve with the USAF, and in 1954 was modified to a VC-47D VIP transport. About 1972 it was transferred to Chanute AFB, IL for use as an instructional airframe. It took on museum status in 1979 and is displayed at the Octave Chanute Aviation Museum.
olivier CORTOT, 2018-05-08 10:30:08
 Sad end for this C-47 :

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-23/fire-destroys-plane-former-rantoul-museum.html