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N50V
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1942 Douglas C-47A-70-DL Skytrain C/N 19288Discuss this aircraft in forum |
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Model: | C-47A-70-DL Skytrain Search all Douglas C-47A-70-DL Skytrain |
| Year built: | 1942 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 19288 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 32 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial |
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| Registration Number: | N50V |
| Address: | , United States |
| Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-03-13 18:17:50 | |
| This aircraft was built as C-47A 42-100825 and delivered to the USAAF on 12/17/43, and assigned to the U.S. 8th A.F. on 3/5/344. Subsequently it went to the 9th A.F. Declared surplus on 3/4/46 and delivered in Denmark as OY-DDA. On 8/1/48 it was transferred to the Scandinavian Airlines System. On 11/23/51 the plane was sold to the USA as N9984F to Air Carrier Service Corp. and during Nov 1953 the plane went to Piedmont Aviation, being eventually registered as N50V. On 1/31/62 aircraft went to Charlotte Aircraft, but on 10/19/62 it was delivered to the French Air Force as 100825 with Escadrille 56S. Later recoded as “25” the plane went to the Airborne Troops Museum at St. Mere-Eglise in August 1981 marked as 43-15159, coded D8-Z. (Information from Arthur Pearcy’s 1988 book, “Douglas DC-3 Survivors.”) | |
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N50V
Spirit of Igor
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1931 Sikorsky S-39-C C/N 912Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by Mark Pasqualino @ FD04
by Mark Pasqualino @ FD04
by Florida Metal @ FA08
![N50V @ KLAL - Sikorsky S-39C [912] Lakeland-Linder~N 14/04/2010 - by Ray Barber](/images/aircraft/thumbnails/001/043/001043967.jpg "N50V @ KLAL - Sikorsky S-39C [912] Lakeland-Linder~N 14/04/2010 - by Ray Barber")
by Ray Barber @ KLAL
| Manufacturer: | Sikorsky |
| Model: | S-39-C Search all Sikorsky S-39-C |
| Year built: | 1931 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 912 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 5 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | P&w R-985 SERIES |
| Registration Number: | N50V |
| Alternative Code/Name: | Spirit of Igor |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A63972 |
| Certification Class: | Standard |
| Certification Issued: | 2011-10-06 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 2003-03-20 |
| Last Action Taken: | 2011-10-06 |
| Current Status: | Valid |
| Registration Type: | Individual |
| Address: | Polk City, FL 33868 United States |
| Region: | Southern |