| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 6865 |
| 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): | 33478/16730 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cape Town - InternationalMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FACT IATA: CPT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 1992 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 454244 |
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Delivered to the USAAF as 44-77146 then to the RNZAF as NZ3547 in 1945. To NZNAC as ZK-AZM in 1953. Back to the RNZAF as NZ3547 in 1966 then back to ZK-AZM in 1978. Sold as D6-CAD then to the SAAF as 6865 in 1981. Conversion to a C-47TP abandoned. To Dodson Aviation as N8190X in 1998 and stored at Wonderboom. Moved to Freeway Airstrip in 2011 and scrapped between 2015 and 2019. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 April 2022, and has since been viewed 300 times. |