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N65162
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1942 Douglas C-47A Skytrain C/N 12683Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by Glenn E. Chatfield @ OKC
by Glenn E. Chatfield @ OKC
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Model: | C-47A Skytrain Search all Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| Year built: | 1942 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 12683 |
| 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 |
| Registration Number: | N65162 |
| Current Status: | Preserved |
| Address: | , United States |
| Serial Number (C/N): | 12683 (by Glenn E. Chatfield on 2010-11-10 20:24:02) |
| Serial Number (C/N): | 12683 (by Glenn E. Chatfield on 2009-04-17 00:00:00) |
| Model: | C-47A Skytrain (by Glenn E. Chatfield on 2009-04-17 00:00:00) |
| Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-23 21:59:37 | |
| This aircraft was delivered to the USAAF on 3/5/44 as C-47A 42-92838 and assigned to the 8th AF in Europe on 4/18/44. Two days later transferred to 9th AF in preparation for D-Day. Returned to USA 8/17/45 and two months later to Reconstruction Finance Corp. Purchased by Kerr McGee Oil Company and operated by them from 1945 to 1977 as NC65162. Registration cancelled and given to State Fair in Oklahoma City and until about 2008 it was mounted on stilts at the fair ground. Now displayed at the Oklahoma City, Will Rogers Airport, in front of an aviation maintenance school. | |