| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | LN-WND |
| Alternate Serial: | 268823 |
| Military Code: | 73-Z |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-53D Skytrooper |
| C/n (msn): | 11750 |
| Display Paint: | Norway - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | DuxfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSU IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Flying Legends 2018 |
| Photo Date: | 15 July 2018 |
| Photo by: | Mick Bajcar |
| Photo ID: | 71224 |
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The aircraft has acquired its previous USAF serial on the fin, 268823. It carries unusual Norway AF / RAF No. 20 Transport Squadron markings, only briefly carried in Norway between June 1945 and Feb 1946. This Squadron, unrelated to the RAFs 20 Squadron, was a continuation of the German Air Force 20 Transportfliegergeschwader. Formally controlled by the RAF, this was the first step in re-establishing civil aviation in Norway post-war, using several DC-3s and Lockheed L-18 Lodestars. In 1946 the DC-3s were transferred to DNL, Norway's main pre-war airline, one of the predecessors of SAS. This photo is copyright © Mick Bajcar, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 July 2018, and has since been viewed 391 times. |