Aircraft Photo of G-AMFV | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | Kestrel International Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-AMFV
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):	10105
Operator Titles:	Kestrel International Airways
Aircraft Name:	Maid of Kent

Location
City / Airport:	Nottingham - East MidlandsMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGNX IATA: EMA Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	January 1971 to June 1973
Photo from:	Fergal Goodman Collection
Photo ID:	492325

Photo Comment
Photographer not known. Starting life in 1943 as FL522 of the RAF, this Dakota was soon transferred to the SAAF as 6810. From 1950 onwards, G-AMFV served with such carriers as BEA, Cambrian, Gibair and Fairflight before finishing up with Kestrel Aviation. It was withdrawn from use at Lympne in June 1973 as a source of spares for Skyways Cargo. This photo was added on 1 September 2022, and has since been viewed 411 times.

Photo Comment

Photographer not known. Starting life in 1943 as FL522 of the RAF, this Dakota was soon transferred to the SAAF as 6810. From 1950 onwards, G-AMFV served with such carriers as BEA, Cambrian, Gibair and Fairflight before finishing up with Kestrel Aviation. It was withdrawn from use at Lympne in June 1973 as a source of spares for Skyways Cargo.

This photo was added on 1 September 2022, and has since been viewed 411 times.

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