Aircraft Photo of N79017 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | Saber Cargo Airlines | AirHistory.net #724798
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N79017
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):19227
Operator Titles:Saber Cargo Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Chicago / West Chicago - DupageMap
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDPA   IATA: DPA   Local: DPA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:April 1982
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 724798
Photo Comment

12/43: TOS USAAF. 20 Feb 44: 8th Air Force, England. 24 Mar 45: Dropped paratroopers of the 507th PIR/17th Airborne Division during Operation Varsity. 5 Aug 45: Returned to USA. 16th November 1945: RFC, Walnut Ridge, AR. Later registered N79017. 1/05: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, WI. Converted to BT-67 turbo-prop. 7/07: Triumph Airways Ltd, Oshawa, ON with c/r C-GAWI.

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