Aircraft Photo of N491 | Douglas DC-3A-269B | Bonanza Air Lines | AirHistory.net #362540
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N491
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3A-269B
C/n (msn):2185
Operator Titles:Bonanza Air Lines
Location
City / Airport:Santa Ana - John Wayne / Orange CountyMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KSNA   IATA: SNA   Local: SNA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1 May 1955 to 27 February 1961
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 362540
Photo Comment

Delivered to Northwest Airlines as NC25610 in January 1940. Impressed as a C-48B, 42-56629. Returned to Northwest in 1944. To China Air Transport in 1949. Captured by Communist forces at some point. To Bonanza in 1955. To ANA in 1961 as JA5077. Leased by Korean Air Lines as HL4005 for some time. Stored in 1966. Registered to Winner Airways of Taiwan as B-313 in 1970. Photo from: Orange County Archives

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