Aircraft Photo of F-BVJH | Douglas C-47A Dakota | BOMAS Parachute Club | AirHistory.net #782770
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:F-BVJH
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Dakota
C/n (msn):9336
Operator Titles:BOMAS Parachute Club
Aircraft Name:Chateau de Rebirechioulet
Location
City / Airport:Palma de MallorcaMap
Country:Spain
Airport Codes:ICAO: LEPA / LESJ   IATA: PMI   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:4 August 1990
Photo by:Toni Marimón
Photo ID: 782770
Photo Comment

A WWII veteran delivered to the USAAF 5 April 1943 in North Africa, spent most of its life in France, with Aigle Azur, Armée de L'Air, Helicopteres Buzzichelli, Air Bretagne and Hemet Explorations. Arrived to Mallorca to became EC-530 and EC-FAH with Aeromarket. It was written off 2 March 1993 after engine failure on takeoff from Palma de Mallorca killing its two crew members on the first ever fatal accident at LEPA.

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