| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 87 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 4579 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Nîmes - GaronsMap |
| Country: | FranceAircraft Map |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFTW IATA: FNI Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 11 March 2009 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 165848 |
| Photo Comment |
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This Aéronautique Navale C-47 had been withdrawn from use by the mid 1980s, and was preserved at Nimes-Garons by 1986. It is seen here 23 years later, on display along the D42 road on the northwest side of the airbase in great early evening light. But it is no longer there. In early May 2010 the aircraft was dismantled and trucked off to Lorient airbase, where it arrived on May 6th. Following some restoration work and a repaint it had been placed on display at the base by September 2010. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 September 2019, and has since been viewed 187 times. |