| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 17108 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43369 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | NAF Rota |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 2 August 1969 |
| Photo from: | Jeff Peck Collection (via Tim Spearman) |
| Photo ID: | 795481 |
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Built as C-47A 42-108810 c/n 11948, transferred to the US Navy in 1943, converted to an R4D-8 (re-designated C-117D in 1962) and given a new c/n 43369. Spent most of its life operating from various Navy facilities in Europe including a period at Rota. Retired to Davis Monthan in January 1979, sold to TBM as N8538F in 1980 and then went to Canada as C-GDIK with Millardair and Gateway Airlines. Returned to the US in 2005 as N587LM and after some years at Opa Locka being used for spares, was scrapped c2011. This photo was added on 2 April 2025, and has since been viewed 220 times. |