| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | KN231 |
| Military Code: | ZA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Dakota Mk.4 |
| C/n (msn): | 27099/15654 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Johannesburg / Military History Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Collection: | National Museum of Military History |
| Photo Date: | 25 September 2022 |
| Photo by: | Erik Sleutelberg |
| Photo ID: | 501906 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered January 1945 as C-47B 43-49838 and straight to the RAF with the shown serial, around which time this version of the roundel was last applied. Became civil in May 1953, shortly as G-AMWZ followed by 22 years in Sudan as SN-AAH / ST-AAH / 424. To the SAAF in August 1975 as 6850 and donated to this museum in April 2009, after nine years in a casino. This photo is copyright © Erik Sleutelberg, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 October 2022, and has since been viewed 257 times. |