Aircraft Photo of 42-92877 / 0-292877 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #347536
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:42-92877
Alternate Serial:0-292877
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):12726
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Glasgow - PrestwickMap
Region / Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGPK   IATA: PIK   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:14 June 1959
Photo from:McIntyre Collection (via Tim Martin)
Photo ID: 347536
Photo Comment

A D-Day veteran having dropped paratroops near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy. Frequently heard on UK airways when it was based at RAF Wethersfield (EGVT) in the 1960s. To MASDC in 1970 and later registered N75T. Mounted on poles as a classroom at Colegio De La Salle, Bogota, Colombia by 2011. FAA registration cancelled as expired 21 February 2013.

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