| joel turpin, 2010-07-13 00:00:00 |
| | I flew this airplane from 1976 to 1978 when it was owned by Skyway Airlines at Fort Leonard Wood, MO USA. At that time we had it configured for commuter airline ops with 30 passenger seats. We flew it extensively on scheduled passenger flights, passenger charter flights and on demand freight, which was mostly car parts for General Motors. I was a Captain and company chech airman as well as ground school instructor. In the late 1970's, it was N889P and was equipped with R-1830- 94's and -75's, both of which produced 1,350 hp instead of the normal 1,200 hp. I have written several stories of my exploits flying N49AG, aka N889P and will send them to anyone interested in reading them, free of charge. Ironically, when I was flying it, our company president owned the airplane. His name was Audrey Glore (RIP) whose initials were AG. I absolutely loved flying the DC-3 and we were some of the very last pilots to fly the DC-3 in scheduled passenger operations in domestic U.S. service. |
| Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-30 16:58:08 |
| | This aircraft was built as C-53D Skytrooper, USAAF s/n 42-68810, and delivered to USAAF on 6/16/43. It was assigned to North African theatre, arriving in Oran, Algeria on 8/14/43. Returning to USA at the end of the war, it was assigned to Reconstruction Finance Corp. on 9/1/45. Registered as NC86543, it was leased to TWA on 10/17/45, and purchased by them four years later. Subsequent changes of hands led to new registration in 1952 as N67B. The next year it became N671P, then N671G and later N163VW. In 1968 the plane was registered N889P while operated by Pointer Oil of Northfield, IL. October 1972 led to another change of hands to F.J. Lindsay of Ft. Lauderdale, FL before going to Skyways Aviation on 6/11/72. Joel Turpin’s comments continues the history from there. |
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