Aircraft Photo of G-DAKS / KG374 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #376549
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-DAKS
Alternate Serial:KG374
Military Code:YS-L
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):19347
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:DuxfordMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGSU   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:15 April 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 376549
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-100884 in 1943. To the RAF as TS423 in 1944. After the war she went to Short Brothers, Scottish Aviation, Marshalls and Ferranti. At Ferranti she acquired a non standard nose for testing air pass radar for the Lightning fighter. Saved from the scrapman by Aces High in 1979, registered as G-DAKS and refitted with a normal nose. Painted in RAF colours as KG374 for filming. Reregistered as N147DC in 1998. Has been operated for filming for over 40 years.

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