Aircraft Photo of 79007 | Douglas Tp79 | Sweden - Air Force | AirHistory.net #871585
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:79007
Military Code:13-797
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas Tp79
C/n (msn):13647
Operator Titles:Sweden - Air Force
Unit Markings:F13
Location
City / Airport:Linköping - MalmenMap
Country:Sweden
Airport Codes:ICAO: ESCF   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Flygvapenmuseum
 
Photo Date:10 April 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 871585
Photo Comment

The aircraft was delivered as a C-47A to the USAAF in Europe in 1944 as 42-93706. Post-WWII it was purchased by DNL-Det Norske Luftfartsselskap as LN-IAH and, in 1948, merged into Scandinavian Airlines as LN-IKH 'Hallvard Viking' and Linjeflyg as SE-CFR. In 1960. It was the purchased by the Flygvapnet and the plane served until the early 1980s, after which it came to the Flygvapenmuseum for display. placed at the Swedish Air Force Museum in Linköping.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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