| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "PP-VRG" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3A |
| C/n (msn): | 1545 |
| Operator Titles: | Varig |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Porto Alegre - Salgado FilhoMap |
| Country: | BrazilAircraft Map |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SBPA IATA: POA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 22 March 1996 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 297796 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to American Airlines as NC16009 in 1936. To VASP as PP-SQH in 1951 then to PP-ANU in 1953. Last operator was Varig. Withdrawn from use in 1969. Preserved at Porto Alegre with fake reg PP-VRG by 1975. Repainted as PP-ANU by 2006. Restored in Apr 2016 and placed on static display at Boulevard Laçador shopping mall near Porto Alegre airport. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 November 2020, and has since been viewed 254 times. |