| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AKNB |
| Other Marks: | CR496 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 9043 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | ExeterMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTE IATA: EXT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1976 |
| Photo by: | Chris England |
| Photo ID: | 350995 |
| Photo Comment |
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Ex RAF FD789 and USAAF 42-32817, painted in fictitious RAF marks CR496 for its role as Winston Churchill's transport in the movie The Eagle Has Landed. It became EI-BDU on 18th October 1978 and was restored as G-AKNB on 29th January 1982, before going to the USA as N59NA on 22nd July 1985. It still flies (with its original USAAF serial) as 42-32817/3J-B, with the name Bones, in spurious D-Day colours. This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 April 2021, and has since been viewed 295 times. |