Aircraft Photo of N28679 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | Braniff International Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N28679
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):	10035
Operator Titles:	Braniff International Airways

Location
City / Airport:	Saint Louis - Lambert-Saint Louis InternationalMap
Region / Country:	Missouri, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KSTL IATA: STL Local: STL Other: -

Photo Date:	1956
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	366998

Photo Comment
42-24173 served with the 12th AF in the Mediterranean theatre and with the 9th AF, transporting paratroopers to Sainte-Mère-Église on D-Day. Operators of N28679 included Northwest, Mid-Continent Airlines which was absorbed by Braniff, Stewart Air Services, and even Lockheed. To N12BA in 1970. Flown to Russia in 2015. The CV-240 of American Airlines is N94205. Photo by: Arthur Proetz / State Historical Society of Missouri This photo was added on 6 June 2021, and has since been viewed 633 times.

Photo Comment

42-24173 served with the 12th AF in the Mediterranean theatre and with the 9th AF, transporting paratroopers to Sainte-Mère-Église on D-Day. Operators of N28679 included Northwest, Mid-Continent Airlines which was absorbed by Braniff, Stewart Air Services, and even Lockheed. To N12BA in 1970. Flown to Russia in 2015. The CV-240 of American Airlines is N94205. Photo by: Arthur Proetz / State Historical Society of Missouri

This photo was added on 6 June 2021, and has since been viewed 633 times.

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