| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "T-443" |
| 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): | 20118 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands East Indies - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Utrecht - SoesterbergMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHSB IATA: UTC Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Nationaal Militair Museum - NMM |
| Photo Date: | 25 September 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 733288 |
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This C-47 does not have any Dutch service history, in fact being a USAAF machine that was sold to the R Norwegian AF in 1950 and transferred to the R Danish AF in 1956, latterly serialled K-688. On moving to the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum in the early 1980s, it was painted in a smart camouflage scheme with white top to represent R Netherlands AF C-47 X-05. In 2012 it was repainted as seen here, strangely with a serial that was allocated to Indonesian AF C-47 c/n 13344 from 1950. Perhaps that aircraft flew in these marks with the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army AF previously. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 October 2024, and has since been viewed 148 times. |