| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 38-515 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-39 |
| C/n (msn): | 2072 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | United States Air Force Museum |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 651563 |
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2 Jul '39: TOS USAAC. 7 Jul 39: Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, OH. 10 Jul 39: 1st Transport Squadron/10th Transport Group, Patterson Field. 31 Jul 42: Bowman Field, KY. For the next nine months the plane was assigned to numerous airfields. 9 Mar 43: Middletown, PA, Air Depot, then the 496th Air Base Squadron. 1944: Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH, for use as a ferry aircraft. 2/45: SOC with over 5,000 flight hours. Beginning 2/44 passed through several hands. 19 Sep 49: Crashed with fatalities. Repair with more owners as well as aerial application. 1970: USAFM. By 1977: Restored This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 February 2024, and has since been viewed 190 times. |