79001
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Manufacturer: | Douglas |
Model: | C-47-DL (Tp79) Search all Douglas C-47-DL (Tp79) |
Year built: | 1942 |
Construction Number (C/N): | 9001 |
Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
Number of Seats: | N/A |
Number of Engines: | 2 |
Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp |
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Registration Number: | 79001 |
Current Status: | Museum exhibit |
Owner: | Swedish Air Force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum) |
Address: | Linkoping, Sweden |
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Ex USAF 42-5694. To civil registry as SE-APZ (Skandinaviska Aero AB ‘Pollus’ Aug 10, 1946 - SILA Jun 01, 1948 - SAS Aug 01, 1948. Sold to Royal Swedish AF as Tp79 ser. no. 79001 Jun 07, 1949, delivered Dec 22, 1950 and operated by F-8, code ‘72’. Shot down over Baltic by Russian fighters Jun 13, 1952. Wreckage recovered in March 2004 and now on display at the Flygvapenmuseum, Linkoping, Sweden. |