| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N472AF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 13485 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Peru - Illinois Valley Regional / Walter A Duncan FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KVYS IATA: VYS Local: VYS Other: - |
| Event: | TBM Avenger Reunion & Salute to Veterans -- 2024 |
| Photo Date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 718984 |
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2 Jun 44: TOS USAAF. 6 Jun 44: TOS RAF as Dakota III, KG668, at Montreal, Canada. 8/44: 24 Squadron. 9/45: 436 Squadron. 3/46: 435 Squadron. 4/46: Sold to Canadian government. 6/46: TOS RCAF as KG668. Assigned to Central Experimental Proving Establishment, Uplands, Ontario. 6/70: Reserialed as 12942 as CC-129 type. Beginning 1/75: Registered C-GRSA, N471AF, XA-SYN. 2/99: Aero Freight Inc Las Cruces, NM as N472AF.. 5/17: Vintage Wings Aircraft LLC, Terre Haute, IN. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 August 2024, and has since been viewed 209 times. |