| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 6840 |
| 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): | 25311/13866 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Cape Town - InternationalMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FACT IATA: CPT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 1992 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 393969 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USAAF as 43-48050 then to the RAF as KG767 and the SAAF as 6840 in 1944. Later converted to an AMI C-47TP. Destroyed in a fatal crash when it flew into the Drakensbergen mountain range in bad weather in 2012. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 September 2021, and has since been viewed 264 times. |