| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N777AF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss-Wright CW-20 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss C-46 Commando (CW-20) |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss C-46F Commando |
| C/n (msn): | 22541 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Chicago / West Chicago - DupageMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDPA IATA: DPA Local: DPA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 7 September 1992 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 679059 |
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21 Jul 45: TOS USAAF as 44-78628. 7/45: TOS Chinese Nationalist Air Force under Lend-Lease. 1946: China National Aviation Corporation with c/r XT-130. Dec/49: Civil Air Transport, China [CIA] with c/r N8369C. July/50: American Airdale Corporation [CIA]. 20/Oct/60: Hermanos Sebastian Y Gomez SA, Panama with c/r HP-316. May/61: During the Bay of Pigs invasion it operated as aircraft 857. Oct/61: Registered as N74811. Nov/85: Re-registered as N777AF. Oct/95: Registered N18AC. Oct/97: Registered N23AC 2017: Atlit Detention Camp Museum in Atlit, Israel. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 April 2024, and has since been viewed 148 times. |