Aircraft Photo of 43-15509 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #668369
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:43-15509
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):19975
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:DuxfordMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGSU   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Imperial War Museum Duxford
 
Photo Date:15 April 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 668369
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-15509 in 1944. To ABA as SE-BBH in 1945 then to SAS in 1948. To N9985F then to N51V in 1953 and the Spanish Air Force as T.3-29 in 1962. To Aces High as G-BHUB in 1980. Painted as G-AGIV for filming the TV series Airline then to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in 1981 and preserved as 315509. It may not have had the serial applied at the time of the photo.

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

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