| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 5Y-BBN |
| 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): | 32845/16097 |
| Operator Titles: | AirKenya |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Keekorok Airstrip, Masai Mara |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: - Other: KEU / HKKE |
| Photo Date: | 27 October 1990 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 522811 |
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Built as 44-76513 and delivered to the RAF in March 1945 as KN419. Sold to East African Airways as VP-KJR in February 1952 and re-registered as 5X-AAQ in August 1964. Sold to Kenya in 1977 as 5Y-BBN with Caspair, which in 1984 was re-branded as Sunbird Aviation. Air Kenya operated the aircraft from 1987 until it crashed, landing at Musiara airstrip in the Masai Mara in February 1992. Deemed uneconomical to repair the aircraft was later dismantled and used for spares. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 November 2022, and has since been viewed 332 times. |