Aircraft Photo of N836M | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | AirHistory.net #381772
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N836M
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):25977/14532
Location
City / Airport:Fort Myers - Buckingham FieldMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: -   Local: FL59   Other: -
 
Photo Date:October 1992
Photo by:Michael Roeser
Photo ID: 381772
Photo Comment

K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-48716 for USAAF. Converted to VC-47 1954, active until 1969. Civilianzed as Mosquito sprayer N836M for Lee County Mosquito Control 1975. No transfer recorded but aircraft clearly in US Army colours when first arrived in Florida. Air Heritage Museum, Beaver Falls, PA 2012. Restored to airworthy condition as "348716" and first flown 23 November 2018.

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