| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GEAJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Basler BT-67 Turbo-67 |
| Manufacturers: | Douglas / Basler |
| C/n (msn): | 26120/14675 |
| Operator Titles: | White Desert Antarctica |
| Aircraft Name: | Mia |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | HildesheimMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDVM IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 April 2025 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 808137 |
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This plane was originally built as a C-47B and delivered to the USAAF as 43-48859 and later served with the Armée de l'air and South Vietnamese AF as 348859. A period of storage at MASDC followed from 1968 until 1992 but in February 1998 it was ferried to Oshkosh (KOSH) as N40386 for the turboprop conversion. After a short lease to the USAF, the registartion N40386 was cancelled and the plane became C-GEAJ in August 2007. It has since survived two crashes, one in Antartica and a collision with a snowplough in Ontario, and is still going strong. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 May 2025, and has since been viewed 233 times. |