Aircraft Photo of C-GCKE | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | Ontario Central Airlines - OCA | AirHistory.net #727745
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GCKE
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):27203/15758
Operator Titles:Ontario Central Airlines - OCA
Location
City / Airport:Winnipeg - James Armstrong Richardson InternationalMap
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYWG   IATA: YWG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:September 1986
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 727745
Photo Comment

This C-47 was built as wartime 43-49942 and delivered to the Royal Air Force in May 1945 as KN270. It was transferred to the RCAF with the same serial in April 1946 (and later became 12909). Sold to Ontario Central Airlines January 8, 1976, it would pass through several Canadian airlines before sold in the USA as N595AM in 1998. The aircraft was last with the Commemorative Air Force as N47HL from 2004. Sadly it caught fire and burned up after drifting off the runway during take-off on July 21, 2018 at Burnet Municipal Kate Craddock Field, TX .

This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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