Aircraft Photo of N259DC | Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain | Ministério da Aeronáutica | AirHistory.net #404279
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N259DC
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain
C/n (msn):25951/14506
Operator Titles:Ministério da Aeronáutica / Museu Aeroespacial
Location
City / Airport:Rio de Janeiro - Campo Délio Jardim de MattosMap
Country:Brazil
Airport Codes:ICAO: SBAF   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Museu Aeroespacial
 
Photo Date:17 October 1988
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 404279
Photo Comment

Ordered for the USAAF as C-47B 43-48690 but delivered to the US Navy as R4D-6 17286 in 1944. To the FAA as N9445Z then N62 in 1960 and N69 in 1973. Sold as N259DC in 1985 then to Caribbean Flights as YV-912C in 1996. Stored at Valencia, Venezuela by 2004.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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