Aircraft Photo of N219GB | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N219GB
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):	26273/14828

Location
City / Airport:	Mission - Moore FieldMap
Region / Country:	Texas, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 7TE7 Other: -

Photo Date:	April 1977
Photo from:	Jay Sherlock Collection
Photo ID:	428731

Photo Comment
Intended to be a C-47B (43-49012) for the USAAF, the aircraft was delivered to the Navy as an R4D-6, serial 50761. It was later re-designated as an R4D-6Q. It was transferred to the Army in 1958, then in 1962 was again re-designated as an EC-47J. After retirement from military service it was transferred to the US Departmet of Agriculture in 1976. Photo by John Stewart. This photo was added on 8 January 2022, and has since been viewed 420 times.

Photo Comment

Intended to be a C-47B (43-49012) for the USAAF, the aircraft was delivered to the Navy as an R4D-6, serial 50761. It was later re-designated as an R4D-6Q. It was transferred to the Army in 1958, then in 1962 was again re-designated as an EC-47J. After retirement from military service it was transferred to the US Departmet of Agriculture in 1976. Photo by John Stewart.

This photo was added on 8 January 2022, and has since been viewed 420 times.

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