Aircraft Photo of 6859 | Douglas C-47A Dakota Mk.3 | South Africa - Air Force | AirHistory.net #310259
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:6859
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Dakota Mk.3
C/n (msn):12586
Operator Titles:South Africa - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Phalaborwa - Hendrik van EckMap
Country:South Africa
Airport Codes:ICAO: FAPH   IATA: PHW   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:7 March 1984
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID: 310259
Photo Comment

During the Rhodesian and Border Wars, the South African Air Force kept a low profile with no national markings. The last number(s) of the serial were stenciled on the nose. This is 6859 a Dakota that was delivered to the RAF in March 1944. The following year 6859 went to the SAAF where she was active with 28, 44 and 60 Sqds for 49 years. In 1994 she was transferred to the SAAF Museum in flying condition. Here seen landing at Phalaborwa in the then Transvaal (now Limpopo), home to the 7th South African Infantry Battalion.

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