| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GWUG |
| 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): | 32963/16215 |
| Operator Titles: | Air BC |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | November 1983 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 166279 |
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Wartime C-47 44-76631 was transferred to the RAF as KN485 in April 1945. Briefly registered CF-GBG for ferry from Cairo to Montreal for the RCAF in 1951. The aircraft kept the original KN485 serial until the numbering system changed in 1968 and it became 12925. Disposed of in 1975 to become C-GWUG, the aircraft is pictured on lease to Air BC. It crashed into hill tops when flying freight with Kelowna Flightcraft / Purolator Courier during night VFR operations and low ceilings on January 13, 1999. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 September 2019, and has since been viewed 652 times. |