Aircraft Photo of G-ALYF | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | British Westpoint Airlines | AirHistory.net #26229
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-ALYF
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):19350
Operator Titles:British Westpoint Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Manchester - InternationalMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGCC   IATA: MAN   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:October 1965
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID: 26229
Photo Comment

Built in December 1943 for USAAF as 42-100887. To RAF as TS424 in September 1944. Converted for British European Airways as 32-seat "Pionair" G-ALYF in August 1950. Sold to Westpoint in March 1961, serving until closure of the airline in 1966.

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