| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-FGXW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 25313/13868 |
| Aircraft Name: | Spirit of Vancouver |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1986 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 23735 |
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C-47 43-48052 was delivered July 10, 1944, passed via Lend-Lease to the RAF as KG769 July 19th and on to the RCAF July 25th. The aircraft was next with Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TEG after November 1945 until going to Transport Canada in August 1947. Registered to Kelowna Flight Craft January 1, 1985, it went to the Odyssey DC-3 Society November 1985. The Dakota flew around the world to promote Vancouver's 1986 World Fair and the DC-3s 50th anniversary from June 10 to August 11, 1986, collecting signatures and stickers along the way. It was exported to the USA as N173RD in September1990. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 December 2017, and has since been viewed 427 times. |