| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XA-RPO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-48B |
| C/n (msn): | 1953 |
| Operator Titles: | Aero Libertad |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mexico CityMap |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: MMMX IATA: MEX Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 October 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 431414 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to United Airlines as NC18105 in July 1937 and transferred to the USAAF as 42-56100 between May 1942 and May 1944. Returned to United and later flew with several airlines before joining Naples-PBA as N43PB in 1979 and Aero Libertad as XA-RPO in September 1989. The aircraft was moved to Bahias de Huatulco International Airport, near Oaxaca in December 1997 and painted in 2016 for display by a local artist. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 January 2022, and has since been viewed 441 times. |