| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F-OCUY |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-53D Skytrooper |
| C/n (msn): | 7390 |
| Aircraft Name: | Château de Minjesèbes |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Toulouse - BlagnacMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFBO IATA: TLS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 August 1979 |
| Photo by: | Stefan Röhrich |
| Photo ID: | 334053 |
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Started out as 42-15873 with USAAF on 26 July 1942. Later registered N569R and flying in Europe for Steig AG and Kurfiss Aviation in the early 1970s. To Hémet Exploration as F-OCUY in 1975, re-registered F-BJBY in 1980. Seen here in Hémet's updated colour scheme for this aircraft. Disappeared over the Mediterranean on 21 April 1981 en route from Oran to Toulouse and never found. This photo is copyright © Stefan Röhrich, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 February 2021, and has since been viewed 699 times. |