| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 12-059 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12757 |
| Operator Titles: | Turkey - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kayseri - ErkiletMap |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LTAU IATA: ASR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1991 |
| Photo by: | T.Laurent |
| Photo ID: | 235873 |
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Built for USAAF serial 42-92905, this C-47A-15-DK was operated by the 99th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group when it participated in the operation 'Market Garden' on September 17, 1944. In 1948 the aircraft was transferred to the Turkish AF, it received the Turkish serial 6059 and was initially coded CBK-59, later as 12-059. This photo is copyright © T.Laurent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 April 2020, and has since been viewed 408 times. |