
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 6877 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
Aircraft Version: | AMI C-47TP |
Manufacturers: | Douglas / AMI |
C/n (msn): | 11925 |
Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | GeorgeMap |
Country: | South Africa |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAGG IATA: GRJ Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 15 December 2002 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
Photo ID: | 807395 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USAAF September 1945, to the RAF as FL563 December 1943 and the SAAF October 1945 serving at AFB Ysterplaat with the station flight and 25 Sqd for a long time as the Dazzle Dak target tug. Converted to C-47TP and operated by 35 Squadron from july 1998. Suffered a runway excursion at Mthatha in November 2012. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 11 May 2025, and has since been viewed 177 times. |