| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N886M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43378 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: FL59 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 683011 |
| Photo Comment |
|---|
|
Built in 1943 as USAAF C-47A 42-108821 c/n 12058 but transferred to the US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17119. In 1952 it was rebuilt as an R4D-8 (C-117D from 1962) "Super DC-3" with a the new c/n 43378, and retired to the MASDC "Boneyard" at Tucson in 1976. It was registered N886M to the Lee County Health Dept. in 1978 and exported to the Dominican Republic as HI-477, later HI-477CA, in 1986. In April 1989 it was seized by US Customs at Isla Grande Airport, San Juan, PR., and was damaged there by Hurricane Hugo in September that year; its derelict remains were last reported there in 2003. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 May 2024, and has since been viewed 147 times. |