| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-DAKS |
| Alternate Serial: | KG374 |
| Military Code: | YS-L |
| 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: | DuxfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSU IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 April 1983 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 376549 |
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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, registered as G-DAKS and refitted with a normal nose. Painted in RAF colours as KG374 for filming. Reregistered as N147DC in 1998. Has been operated for filming for over 40 years. 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 581 times. |