![Aircraft Photo of 5Y-RDS | AMI DC-3-65TP | ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross | AirHistory.net #359656](/photos/0359656.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 5Y-RDS |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
Aircraft Version: | AMI DC-3-65TP |
Manufacturers: | Douglas / AMI |
C/n (msn): | 27085/15640 |
Operator Titles: | ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | LokichoggioMap |
Country: | Kenya |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: HKLK IATA: LKG Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 4 December 2003 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 359656 |
Photo Comment |
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Nice shot of what was the prototype of the Schafer DC-3-65T conversion, marketed by AMI. Operated here for the Red Cross by Rossair Kenya, the aircraft was busy transporting patients from South Sudan. The original C-47B, 43-49824, served in the British, American, Belgian and French air forces. Photo by: Boris Heger / International Committee of the Red Cross This photo was added on 8 May 2021, and has since been viewed 1120 times. |