Aircraft Photo of 43-49010 / 43-010 | Douglas C-47K Skytrain | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #768693
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"43-49010"
Alternate Serial:43-010
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:13 December 2024
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 768693
Photo Comment

Painted to represent AC-47D 43-49010 which flew "Spooky" gunship missions from Udorn RTAFB with the 4th SOS in the late 1960s during the Vietnam War, this is really a C-47K allocated serial 44-76486. That aircraft was delivered directly to the USN as R3D-7 BuNo 39103 in March 1945, becoming a TC-47B in 1962. In 1965 it was transferred to the US Army as an NC-47D, retaining 39103 as serial. In 1971 modified to NEC-47H and later same year to C-47K, serving as an electronic test aircraft with an Army detachment at NAS Lakehurst. To Eglin in 1976 and remained. My 1979 photo here

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