| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N717A |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 4498 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1971 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 521315 |
| Photo Comment |
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In transit through Prestwick, probably heading west transatlantic, possibly returning from service with Aramco Oil based at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. Began life with the USAAF as 41-18436. By 1983, impounded at Montego Bay, Jamaica, because of drug trafficking and subsequently sunk as a scuba dive site. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 November 2022, and has since been viewed 689 times. |