Aircraft Photo of 43-49270 / 349270 | Douglas C-47D Skytrain | AirHistory.net #741263
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:43-49270
Alternate Serial:349270
Military Code:10-X
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47D Skytrain
C/n (msn):26531/15086
Location
City / Airport:Peru - Grissom Air Reserve BaseMap
Region / Country:Indiana, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KGUS   IATA: GUS   Local: GUS   Other: -
Collection:Grissom Air Museum
 
Photo Date:5 December 2006
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 741263
Photo Comment

Nov '44: TOS USAAF as C-47B. By Jun '45: 3502nd Army Air Force Base Unit, Chanute Army Air Field, IL. 1947: 1603rd Air Transport Wing at Wheelus AB, Libya. Ca.1950: Converted to C-47D. 1953: 305th Bomb Wing, MacDill AFB, FL. 1959: Unit moved to Bunker Hill AFB (later renamed Grissom AFB), IN. 1967: Placed on display inside the main gate of Grissom AFB. 1978: Grissom AFB Air Museum, IN.

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