Aircraft Photo of CF-TES | Douglas C-47A Dakota Mk.3 | AirHistory.net #268317
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:CF-TES
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Dakota Mk.3
C/n (msn):11906
Location
City / Airport:Winnipeg - James Armstrong Richardson InternationalMap
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYWG   IATA: YWG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:19 June 2017
Photo by:Brian R Burrage
Photo ID: 268317
Photo Comment

Ex USAAF 42-92139, RAF FL547, Trans-Canada Air Lines, Transair. Withdrawn from service by Lambair in 1970 still in its Transair livery and donated to the Western Canada Aviation Museum. The wings were crudely hacked off and the aircraft was moved to a farm at Selkirk, Manitoba. It later returned to Winnipeg Airport and was put in the long grass near the perimeter fence. Research into its brief wartime military history revealed a strong link to the Polish forces and it has now found a home in Poland where it will be restored as FL547.

This photo is copyright © Brian R Burrage, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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