Aircraft Photo of 019 | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | Netherlands - Navy | AirHistory.net #542586
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:019
Military Code:B
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):33323/16575
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Sorong - Jefman (closed)Map
Country:Indonesia
Airport Codes:ICAO: WASS   IATA: SOQ   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:21 January 1961
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 542586
Photo Comment

Ex 44-76991, KN637, K-32 in the Belgian air force, and X-5 in the Dutch air force. Transferred to the navy for service in Netherlands New Guinea. The MLD (Naval Air Service) declared the Gooney Bird to be an R4D-1, misspelt as 'R4 D-1' on the tailfin, even though the C-47B was the R4D-6. Tail code B for Biak. Sold in Vietnam as XV-NIK. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

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