| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZK-DAK |
| Alternate Serial: | 26840 |
| Military Code: | WB |
| Other Marks: | I2-F |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26480/15305 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | ArdmoreMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZAR IATA: AMZ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 November 2005 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 803649 |
| Photo Comment |
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In this photo the aircraft wears the colours of the 48 Squadron Dakota flown by Rex Daniell, one of the co-founders of South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand, in the attacks on the Orne bridges carried out in the early hours of D-Day 6th June 1944. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 April 2025, and has since been viewed 36 times. |