Aircraft Photo of HB-IRN | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | Swissair - Swiss Air Lines | AirHistory.net #355395
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:HB-IRN
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):33393/16645
Operator Titles:Swissair - Swiss Air Lines
Location
City / Area:Lucerne / Verkehrshaus [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Switzerland
Collection:Verkehrshaus der Schweiz
 
Photo Date:21 January 2006
Photo by:Streep
Photo ID: 355395
Photo Comment

Originally USAF 44-77061, then RAF KN683. Sold to Swissair in 1947 for CHF 283.000 as HB-IRN. Flew with Swissair until 1964, then went to Swissair Aviation School until 1969. It was then given to the Swiss Transport Museum in Lucerne, Switzerland, after beeing restored by the Swissair Fokker Team. there is also a Swissair DC-3 HB-IRN at Munich, Germany that is cn 4828 with false markings.

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