| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 43-49213 |
| 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): | 26474/15029 |
| Operator Titles: | Thailand - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rayong / Pattaya - U-Tapao InternationalMap |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VTBU IATA: UTP Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1997 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 367392 |
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Little is known about the early history of this Gooney Bird, supplied to the Khmer Republic around 1974, possibly as an AC-47. When Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge in April 1975, some eight (A)C-47s escaped to Thailand and 43-49213 was soon being worked on by Thai Airways Aircraft Maintenance. Withdrawn by the Thai navy in May 1986. Photograph assumed taken in 1997. Later photos show the aircraft at a beach guesthouse close to the Rwy 36 threshhold of U-Tapao and it looks as if it may even be serving as a room. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie This photo was added on 8 June 2021, and has since been viewed 341 times. |