Aircraft Photo of G-AMHJ | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | Department of Transport - Pollution Control | AirHistory.net #366685
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AMHJ
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
C/n (msn):13468
Operator Titles:Department of Transport - Pollution Control / Air Atlantique
Location
City / Airport:Coventry - BagintonMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGBE   IATA: CVT   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:19 May 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 366685
Photo Comment

Equipped with spray gear for dealing with oil spills at sea. Delivered to the USAAF as 42-108962 then transferred to the RAF as KG651 in 1944. Sold as ZS-BRW in 1946 and them G-AMHJ in 1951. Used by many operators. Registered as SU-AZI in 1976 for use by International Air Cargo. Back to G-AMHJ in 1977. Preserved with the Glider Assault Association at Shawbury and painted as KG651 from 2003. Moved to North Weald in 2014 then to Metheringham in 2015 for preservation.

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