| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZS-DXW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3D |
| C/n (msn): | 42969 |
| Operator Titles: | Comair |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - RandMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAGM IATA: QRA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1973 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 761573 |
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One of relatively few DC-3Ds built postwar from uncompleted C-117 parts. First flown as NC34976 by Douglas, then to Swissair as HB-IRB 15 March 1946. Sold to Riis Flyrederi 2 September 1964. Immediately sold on to Comair and flown to Johannesburg where it was registered ZS-DXW on 24 September. She remained in Africa the remainder of her service life, moving to Ehtiopian Airlines 19 January 1983 serving as ET-AIB until withdrawn from use at Addis Ababa during 1991. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 24 December 2024, and has since been viewed 1641 times. |