Aircraft Photo of 33-9103 / AF43-010 | Douglas C-47K Skytrain | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #753218
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:33-9103
Alternate Serial:AF43-010
Military Code:OS
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47K Skytrain
C/n (msn):32818/16070
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:4 SOS / 432 TRW
Location
City / Airport:Valparaiso / Destin / Fort Walton Beach - Eglin AFBMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KVPS   IATA: VPS   Local: VPS   Other: -
Collection:Air Force Armament Museum
 
Photo Date:12 September 2003
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 753218
Photo Comment

Mar '45: To USAAF as TC-47B 44-76486, direct transfer to USN as R4D-7 39103. Spent time in seven units before being stored at Correy Field, FL in Jun '48. 1957-1958: Air Development Squadron 6 (VX-6), McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Mar '65: TOS U.S. Army as 39103. Redesignated NC-47D. May '71: Army Aviation Detachment, Ft. Monmouth, NAS Lakehurst, NJ. Used as an electronic test aircraft. Converted to NEC-47H. Jul '71: Converted to C-47K. Sep '76: To Eglin AFB, FL for USAF Armament Museum.

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