Aircraft Photo of N717A | Douglas C-47 Skytrain | AirHistory.net #521315
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N717A
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
C/n (msn):4498
Location
City / Airport:Glasgow - PrestwickMap
Region / Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGPK   IATA: PIK   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:May 1971
Photo by:David A. Montgomery
Photo ID: 521315
Photo Comment

In transit through Prestwick, probably heading west transatlantic, possibly returning from service with Aramco Oil based at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. Began life with the USAAF as 41-18436. By 1983, impounded at Montego Bay, Jamaica, because of drug trafficking and subsequently sunk as a scuba dive site.

This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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