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OY-BPB
K-682
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1943 Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3A) Skytrain C/N 20019Discuss this aircraft in forum |
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by Jan Lundsteen-Jensen @ EKVL
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| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Model: | C-47A-85-DL (DC-3A) Skytrain Search all Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3A) Skytrain |
| Year built: | 1943 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 20019 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 23 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp |
| Also Registered As: |
| Registration Number: | OY-BPB |
| Alternative Code/Name: | K-682 |
| Current Status: | See comments |
| Owner: | Bohnstedt-Peterson Museum |
| Address: | , 3250 Gilleleje Denmark |
| Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-05-12 10:48:55 | |
| This plane was constructed as C-47A 43-15553 and delivered to the USAAF on 4/9/44, and assigned the following week to the U.S. Air Transport Command. It was based in Norway on 4/20/45 and subsequently went to the Royal Norwegian Air Force as 43-15553 and coded “X”. On 5/24/45 it went to No. 20 Transport Flight. On 10/16/46 the plane was leased to Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS, registered LN-IAT and named “Norfind” on 10/9/47. On 12/15/47 the airline purchased the aircraft.. On 8/1/48 the plane was transferred to the Scandinavian Airlines System and named “Terje Viking.” The aircraft was then sold to the Royal Danish Air Force on 9/16/53 as K-682, going to Eskadrille 721 during 1979. On 3/3/83 the plane was leased to Bohnstedt-Peterson Museum for preservation in camouflage livery, being registered to the Museum on 2/21/85 as OY-BPB. (information from Arthur Pearcy’s 1988 book, “Douglas DC-3 Survivors”) | |