| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N44997 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3A |
| C/n (msn): | 11685 |
| Operator Titles: | Horseshoe Development Corporation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cahokia / Saint Louis - Saint Louis DowntownMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCPS IATA: CPS Local: CPS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1971 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 664761 |
| Photo Comment |
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Ex 42-68758, a D-Day veteran. N44997 served with TWA and North Central Airlines till 1962, then with various users including the Horseshoe Development Corp from Arkansas. To Beilers Crop Service in 1975. To K&K Aircraft as N1FN in 1986. The DC-3 collided with power lines and crashed while spraying for gypsy moths near Capon Bridge, West Virginia on 19 May 1990. Both pilots lost their lives. Photo from: Saint Louis University This photo was added on 10 March 2024, and has since been viewed 335 times. |