Aircraft Photo of 43-15510 / AF43510 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #729026
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:43-15510
Alternate Serial:AF43510
Military Code:OS
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):19976
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Mary Esther - Hurlburt FieldMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: -   Local: HRT   Other: -
Collection:Air Commando Museum
 
Photo Date:12 September 2003
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 729026
Photo Comment

23 Oct 43: TOS USAAF. 11/43: 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, England. 6/6/44: Dropped paratroopers from the 505th PIR, 82nd Abn Div.. 9/44: Flew in Operation Market Garden. UNK: Suffered combat damage during WWII. After 4/45: Assigned to the 61st, 12th, and 60th Troop Carrier Groups in Germany. By 1948: 7290th Air Base Group, Germany. Flew in Berlin Airlift. 1/49: Loaned to Turkish Air Force. By 11/54: Returned to USAF, 169th FBS/126th FBG (ANG), Greater Peoria Airport, IL. By 1971: Ohio ANG at Springfield, OH. 9 Jun 93: Air Commando Park, Hurlburt Field, FL.

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