This C-47 was built in Long Beach for the USAAF as 42-32877 and during WWII became a veteran of Operation Overlord. It was sold to Sweden post-war and became SE-APW with Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik (SILA), the national carrier at the time, which was shortly thereafter merged with its Danish and Norwegian counterparts to form SAS. The plane was deregistered in May 1949 and flew with the Flygvapnet as a Tp 79 until 1983. It is now on display outside the Karlsborg Fortress.

Originally built for the USAAF as 42-3877, this Dakota took part in the D-Day operations on 6 June 1944. In 1946 she joined the fleet of Skandinaviska Aero. The following year Skadinaviska Aero was taken over by AB Aerotransport (ABA) who in turn were merged with SILA-Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, a founding member of SAS and serving briefly with that airline before moving on the Swedish Air Force in November 1948 where it served until struck of charge in 1984. Later she served the Swedish parachute regiment and has since 2009 been on display at the regiment's Karlsborg camp.

Preserved at Skokloster, northwest of Stockholm. Later removed for display at Karlsborg.

Photographer: Lars Soldeus.

Photo: Bo-Göran Lundkvist

Preserved outside the Garrison at Karlsborg, not at the airfield. The aircraft was previously preserved at Skokloster Museum, Sweden and was transported by barge to the current location in May 2009.