| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-DAKS |
| Alternate Serial: | TS423 |
| 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): | 19347 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Biggin HillMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGKB IATA: BQH Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Battle of Britain Air Day 1979 |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 376543 |
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Delivered to the USAAF as 42-100884 in 1943. To the RAF as TS423 in 1944. After the war she went to Short Brothers, Scottish Aviation, Marshalls and Ferranti. At Ferranti she acquired a non standard nose for testing air pass radar for the Lightning fighter. Saved from the scrapman by Aces High in 1979 and registered as G-DAKS a few days before this photo was taken. Later fitted with a normal nose. Reregistered as N147DC in 1998. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 July 2021, and has since been viewed 458 times. |