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N31MS
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1943 Douglas DC-3A (C-53D) C/N 11631Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by Gary Chambers
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Model: | DC-3A (C-53D) Search all Douglas DC-3A (C-53D) |
| Year built: | 1943 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 11631 |
| 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 SERIES |
| Also Registered As: |
| Registration Number: | N31MS |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A3459C |
| Certification Class: | Restricted |
| Certification Issued: | 2003-10-02 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 1968-08-13 |
| Last Action Taken: | 2007-11-20 |
| Current Status: | Cancelled |
| Registration Cancel Date: | 2013-07-30 |
| Registration Type: | Individual |
| Address: | Dunnellon, FL 34430 United States |
| Region: | Southern |
| Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-27 18:57:57 | |
| This aircraft was built as C-53D Skytrooper 42-68704 and delivered to USAAF on 2/28/43, and assigned to North African theatre of operations, arriving in Oran, Algiers on 5/28/43. Returned to USA on 8/22/45, and the next month went to Reconstruction Finance Corp. Sold to Continental Airlines as NC61450. In 1954 it was re-registered as N66SA with Southern Airways. Interesting trivia was that by Oct. 1960 the plane had accumulated 34,744 hours since factory roll-out. Oct. 1967 became N6650 and sold to Carolina Aircraft Corp. Two more changes of hands and in 1974 it was registered N31MS with a lease to Marian Mosquito Control. It has changed hands several times since acquiring this registration. | |