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Registration / Serial: | 43-49507 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47D Skytrain |
C/n (msn): | 15323/26768 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Mary Esther - Hurlburt FieldMap |
Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: HRT Other: - |
Photo Date: | June 1975 |
Photo from: | Tim Spearman Collection |
Photo ID: | 767960 |
Photo Comment |
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Last operational with 834TCW at Hurlburt Field, 43-49507 was the last C-47 in routine operation with the USAF, the aircraft was allocated to the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson at the end of June 1975 and is displayed there at time of upload as 315213 a C-47A of the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, which was used to recover gliders used in the invasion of France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. This photo was added on 13 January 2025, and has since been viewed 178 times. |