Aircraft Photo of 348280 | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | France - Air Force | AirHistory.net #874538
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:348280
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):25541/14096
Operator Titles:France - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Hanoi - Gia LamMap
Country:Vietnam
Airport Codes:ICAO: VVGL   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:12 September 1954
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 874538
Photo Comment

Aircraft of General Paul Ely, French commander-in-chief in Indochina. His five stars are painted beside the passenger door. Photo 347673 shows the same machine at Prestwick in 1960, still not an ordinary cargo C-47 by the looks of it. Photo by: René Adrian / ECPAD

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