The aircraft is listed for sale by an owner in Ohio and was flown up to ANC with 4 intermediate stops. The listing describes it as a DC-3C TP, and one source stated it was, " converted to Greenwich Aircraft Corp. Turbo Dakota DC-3, conversion with a stretched fuselage, strengthened wing center section, updated systems, and powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop engines on 8 July 1998". Reportedly it will be flying for Desert Air based in Anchorage, Alaska.

Just sitting pretty at Opa Locka, this rather anonymous turbo DC-3 from Venezuela.

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-49178 then to the RAF as KK100 and the SAAF as 6849 in 1944. To ZS-DKP in 1955, VP-YSP in 1960, A2-ZEP in 1968, ZS-IPX in 1972 and A2-AAA in 1973. Back to ZS-IPX in 1977 then back to the SAAF as 6892 in 1989. Converted to a C-47TP in 1995. To N195RD in 1998, ZS-OJI in 1999, YV2119 by 2007 and N560PT in 2014.

Ex ZS-IPX, transferred to the Air Force some time in 1989 and converted to Turbo power Oct 1995. Sold to Dodson Aviation as N195RD 8th July 1998 but as can be seen from this photo it was not yet painted with the new registration when this picture was taken.

Rumor has it that this very pretty turboprop DC-3 was flown to the US by its owner to avoid confiscation in Venezuela.