Aircraft Photo of N88874 / AF42-847 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #41532
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N88874
Alternate Serial:AF42-847
Military Code:EN
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):12693
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Puff
Location
City / Airport:Casa Grande - MunicipalMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KCGZ   IATA: CGZ   Local: CGZ   Other: -
 
Photo Date:24 April 2007
Photo by:Ralph M. Pettersen
Photo ID: 41532
Photo Comment

Delivered to USAAF March 1944 as 42-92847 and lead D-Day paratrooper drops as "That's All Brother." It was stored at Walnut Ridge by October 1945. Registered N88874 in 1946 it was operated by a succession of companies until being painted in military colors some time around 2002. Aircraft finished an extensive restoration at Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and made its first post restoration flight on January 31, 2018.

This photo is copyright © Ralph M. Pettersen, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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