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79001

1942 Douglas C-47-DL (Tp79) C/N 9001

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  • 79001 @ ESCF - at Linkoping - by Volker Hilpert by Volker Hilpert @ ESCF

Airframe Info

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
Also Registered As:
42-5694  Withdrawn From Service
SE-APZ  De-registered

Aircraft

Registration Number:79001
Current Status:Museum exhibit

Owner

Owner:Swedish Air Force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum)
Address:Linkoping,
Sweden

User Comments

Admin, 2012-04-11 13:08:24
  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.