| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N700RC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 11628 |
| Operator Titles: | Red Carpet Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Saint Petersburg / Clearwater - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPIE IATA: PIE Local: PIE Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 November 1979 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 683185 |
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The aircraft was built as USAAF C-53D 42-68701, and on D-Day 6th June 1944 it carried US Army paratroopers from RAF Folkingham in Lincolnshire to a drop zone in Normandy. Civilianised in 1946 as NC86588 it served with Penn Central, Capital, and Continental Airlines. It was re-registered as N87SA to Southern Airways in 1954 and to N8701 with Carolina Aircraft in 1967, operating for Florida Air Taxi before sale to Red Carpet as N700RC in 1975 and then to Key West Airlines in July 1980. Finally it was sold to Hill Air at Fort Lauderdale Int. in July 1988 and was last reported there in 1991. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 May 2024, and has since been viewed 91 times. |