| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VT-AUI |
| 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): | 13231 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kolkata - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose InternationalMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VECC IATA: CCU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 December 2020 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 534306 |
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Derelict Skytrain on a winter day at NSCBIA in front of AI's disused VT-SCK and VT-SCW along with AI Post's VT-EHH. Flown as 42-9331 by the USAAF, the Skytrain went to Mistri Airways in 1946, then to Indian Overseas Airlines, Nalanda Airways, Air Survey Company of India, Airways India and back to Air Survey Company. It's really something to see how durable these airframes are, after decades of exposure to hot summers and monsoons. I did at least one passenger flight in an Indian "Dak" before they retired. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 December 2022, and has since been viewed 656 times. |