| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 71253 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Dakota Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 25460/14015 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Otok / Letalo DC3 [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Photo Date: | 26 February 2023 |
| Photo by: | Wim Sonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 716960 |
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This C-47 is preserved near the border between Slovenia and Croatia, where it serves as a monument to a provisional airfield called Piccadilly Hope which was used during World War II to supply partisan troops in their fight against Nazi Germany. Delivered as KG783 to the Royal Air Force in August 1944, it also flew for the French Air Force before it ended up with the Yugoslav Air Force around 1971. This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 August 2024, and has since been viewed 844 times. |