Aircraft Photo of N229GB / 50819 | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #365683
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N229GB
Alternate Serial:50819
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain
C/n (msn):26874/15429
Display Paint:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Reading - Regional / Carl A Spaatz FieldMap
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KRDG   IATA: RDG   Local: RDG   Other: -
Collection:Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
 
Photo Date:October 1988
Photo by:Michael Roeser
Photo ID: 365683
Photo Comment

K25 slide scan. Built 1944. Civilianized as N60 for FAA 1960. US Department of Agriculture N68 1966, reregistered N68AH and N229GB 1977, retired by 1979. Acquired by Mid Atlantic Air Museum in 1981 and painstakingly restored to its original identity as R4D-6 50819 of Naval Air Transport Service VR-2.

This photo is copyright © Michael Roeser, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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