41 results found
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683811Submit Correction |
| View count: | 55 |
Built as C-47A 42-92458 but passed to the US Navy as R4D-5 17126 in 1944. Transferred to the Civil Aeronautics Administration in 1955 as N3458G, redesignated as EC-47H in 1962 and registered to the FAA as N41 in 1966, changing to N23 in 1974. It was registered to the US Dept. of Agriculture in 1975, initially as N87788, then N2001J and lastly in 1976 as N224GB. Acquired by Lee County Mosquito Control District in 1981 but noted parked out of service at FL59 in 1985; thought to have been broken up there in 2008 but its derelict cockpit section lives on at Punta Gorda-Shell Creek Airpark, FL.
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683811Submit Correction |
| View count: | 55 |
Built as C-47A 42-92458 but passed to the US Navy as R4D-5 17126 in 1944. Transferred to the Civil Aeronautics Administration in 1955 as N3458G, redesignated as EC-47H in 1962 and registered to the FAA as N41 in 1966, changing to N23 in 1974. It was registered to the US Dept. of Agriculture in 1975, initially as N87788, then N2001J and lastly in 1976 as N224GB. Acquired by Lee County Mosquito Control District in 1981 but noted parked out of service at FL59 in 1985; thought to have been broken up there in 2008 but its derelict cockpit section lives on at Punta Gorda-Shell Creek Airpark, FL.
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| 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): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683545Submit Correction |
| View count: | 54 |
Delivered as 43-48716 in 1944 it flew resupply missions from RAF Welford, UK, and Bretigny, France, including during the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity. Post war it was converted as a VC-47D and passed to the US Army in April 1972, before being retired to MASDC at Tucson in 1974. It was acquired by Lee County Mosquito Control District in 1975 and registered N836M. Its Mosquito Control career over it was sold to the Air Heritage Aviation Museum at Beaver County Airport, PA., and has been restored to airworthiness in wartime markings carrying its original name "Luck of the Irish".
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| 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): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683545Submit Correction |
| View count: | 54 |
Delivered as 43-48716 in 1944 it flew resupply missions from RAF Welford, UK, and Bretigny, France, including during the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity. Post war it was converted as a VC-47D and passed to the US Army in April 1972, before being retired to MASDC at Tucson in 1974. It was acquired by Lee County Mosquito Control District in 1975 and registered N836M. Its Mosquito Control career over it was sold to the Air Heritage Aviation Museum at Beaver County Airport, PA., and has been restored to airworthiness in wartime markings carrying its original name "Luck of the Irish".
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N833M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas TC-47K Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 33299/16551 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683301Submit Correction |
| View count: | 46 |
Ex-USAAF TC-47B 44-76967 & US Navy R4D-7 99848, this aircraft was retired to the MASDC "Boneyard" at Tucson in 1972 and acquired by Lee County Mosquito Control as N833M in 1975. Sold to Associated Intl. Inc. of Tampa, FL., in September 1983 and passed to Apollo Airlines of Orlando, FL., in March 1984, it was transferred to Four Star Aviation Inc. of St. Thomas, VI., as N134FS in June 1988. Tragically the aircraft was destroyed, and the 2 crew killed, on 10th May 1991 when it crashed due to loss of power from the left engine shortly after take-off from Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport, PR.
| Registration / Serial: | N833M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas TC-47K Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 33299/16551 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N833M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas TC-47K Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 33299/16551 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683301Submit Correction |
| View count: | 46 |
Ex-USAAF TC-47B 44-76967 & US Navy R4D-7 99848, this aircraft was retired to the MASDC "Boneyard" at Tucson in 1972 and acquired by Lee County Mosquito Control as N833M in 1975. Sold to Associated Intl. Inc. of Tampa, FL., in September 1983 and passed to Apollo Airlines of Orlando, FL., in March 1984, it was transferred to Four Star Aviation Inc. of St. Thomas, VI., as N134FS in June 1988. Tragically the aircraft was destroyed, and the 2 crew killed, on 10th May 1991 when it crashed due to loss of power from the left engine shortly after take-off from Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport, PR.
| Registration / Serial: | N833M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas TC-47K Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 33299/16551 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N886M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43378 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683011Submit Correction |
| View count: | 68 |
Built in 1943 as USAAF C-47A 42-108821 c/n 12058 but transferred to the US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17119. In 1952 it was rebuilt as an R4D-8 (C-117D from 1962) "Super DC-3" with a the new c/n 43378, and retired to the MASDC "Boneyard" at Tucson in 1976. It was registered N886M to the Lee County Health Dept. in 1978 and exported to the Dominican Republic as HI-477, later HI-477CA, in 1986. In April 1989 it was seized by US Customs at Isla Grande Airport, San Juan, PR., and was damaged there by Hurricane Hugo in September that year; its derelict remains were last reported there in 2003.
| Registration / Serial: | N886M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43378 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N886M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43378 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 683011Submit Correction |
| View count: | 68 |
Built in 1943 as USAAF C-47A 42-108821 c/n 12058 but transferred to the US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17119. In 1952 it was rebuilt as an R4D-8 (C-117D from 1962) "Super DC-3" with a the new c/n 43378, and retired to the MASDC "Boneyard" at Tucson in 1976. It was registered N886M to the Lee County Health Dept. in 1978 and exported to the Dominican Republic as HI-477, later HI-477CA, in 1986. In April 1989 it was seized by US Customs at Isla Grande Airport, San Juan, PR., and was damaged there by Hurricane Hugo in September that year; its derelict remains were last reported there in 2003.
| Registration / Serial: | N886M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-117D (DC-3S) |
| C/n (msn): | 43378 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 682878Submit Correction |
| View count: | 63 |
Ex USAAF 42-93007. On D-Day 6th June 1944 whilst serving with the 86th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group USAAF, this aircraft towed a glider from RAF Ramsbury carrying men and equipment to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy. It was retired to the MASDC "boneyard" at Tucson in April 1964, and bought by Embry Riddle University in Miami, FL., as N72420. In 1973 it was acquired by the Lee County Mosquito Control District as a spares source to support the operation of their DC-3 fleet, and lapsed into dereliction at their Buckingham Field base.
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 682878Submit Correction |
| View count: | 63 |
Ex USAAF 42-93007. On D-Day 6th June 1944 whilst serving with the 86th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group USAAF, this aircraft towed a glider from RAF Ramsbury carrying men and equipment to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy. It was retired to the MASDC "boneyard" at Tucson in April 1964, and bought by Embry Riddle University in Miami, FL., as N72420. In 1973 it was acquired by the Lee County Mosquito Control District as a spares source to support the operation of their DC-3 fleet, and lapsed into dereliction at their Buckingham Field base.
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 681461 |
| View count: | 36 |
6 DC-3s of the Lee County Mosquito Control District at their Buckingham Field base; from the left the registrations are: N836M, N834M, N838M, N837M, N211GB plus one unidentified.
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59) |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 681461 |
| View count: | 36 |
6 DC-3s of the Lee County Mosquito Control District at their Buckingham Field base; from the left the registrations are: N836M, N834M, N838M, N837M, N211GB plus one unidentified.
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59) |
| Photo Date: | November 1982 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N341W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 13041 |
| Operator Titles: | Sky Freight |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | July 1991 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 559430Submit Correction |
| View count: | 160 |
A long term resident at FL59 having been impounded there for drug smuggling in 1980.
| Registration / Serial: | N341W |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 13041 |
| Operator Titles: | Sky Freight |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | July 1991 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N341W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 13041 |
| Operator Titles: | Sky Freight |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | July 1991 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Photo ID: | 559430Submit Correction |
| View count: | 160 |
A long term resident at FL59 having been impounded there for drug smuggling in 1980.
| Registration / Serial: | N341W |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 13041 |
| Operator Titles: | Sky Freight |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | July 1991 |
| Photo by: | Roger SyrattContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Photo ID: | 493842Submit Correction |
| View count: | 148 |
Lee County Mosquito Control, one of their active fleet at Buckingham Field, near Lehigh Acres, Florida.
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Photo ID: | 493842Submit Correction |
| View count: | 148 |
Lee County Mosquito Control, one of their active fleet at Buckingham Field, near Lehigh Acres, Florida.
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N101MX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3-201A |
| C/n (msn): | 2102 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Photo ID: | 493841Submit Correction |
| View count: | 155 |
This original DC-3 was present for many years at Buckingham Field in this damaged state.
| Registration / Serial: | N101MX |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3-201A |
| C/n (msn): | 2102 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N101MX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3-201A |
| C/n (msn): | 2102 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Photo ID: | 493841Submit Correction |
| View count: | 155 |
This original DC-3 was present for many years at Buckingham Field in this damaged state.
| Registration / Serial: | N101MX |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3-201A |
| C/n (msn): | 2102 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47H Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Photo ID: | 493833Submit Correction |
| View count: | 122 |
Lee County Mosquito Control, parked at its owners' base, near Lehigh Acres, Florida, withdrawn from service.
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47H Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47H Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Photo ID: | 493833Submit Correction |
| View count: | 122 |
Lee County Mosquito Control, parked at its owners' base, near Lehigh Acres, Florida, withdrawn from service.
| Registration / Serial: | N224GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47H Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12261 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 9 November 1987 |
| Photo by: | Lewis GrantContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| 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): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 410940Submit Correction |
| View count: | 134 |
Delivered to the USAAF as 43-48950 in 1944. To Lee County Mosquito Control District as N834M in 1975. To Wings of Dream Aviation Museum, Keystone Heights, FL in 2013. Cancelled from the register in 2020.
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47D Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| 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): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 410940Submit Correction |
| View count: | 134 |
Delivered to the USAAF as 43-48950 in 1944. To Lee County Mosquito Control District as N834M in 1975. To Wings of Dream Aviation Museum, Keystone Heights, FL in 2013. Cancelled from the register in 2020.
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47D Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N832M |
| Fleet number: | 32 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 604 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Photo ID: | 409665Submit Correction |
| View count: | 229 |
Ex US Army 62-2084 and purchased by Lee County Health Dept. ex Davis Monthan for mosquito spraying. Preserved by the Whittier Aviation Museum and at the Wings and Rotors Air Museum, French Valley Airport, Murrieta, CA in 2014.
| Registration / Serial: | N832M |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 604 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N832M |
| Fleet number: | 32 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 604 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Photo ID: | 409665Submit Correction |
| View count: | 229 |
Ex US Army 62-2084 and purchased by Lee County Health Dept. ex Davis Monthan for mosquito spraying. Preserved by the Whittier Aviation Museum and at the Wings and Rotors Air Museum, French Valley Airport, Murrieta, CA in 2014.
| Registration / Serial: | N832M |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 604 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Photo ID: | 409658Submit Correction |
| View count: | 322 |
Bought in 1974 and used for spares by the Lee County Health Dept to keep their fleet of mosquito sprayers airworthy. The titles of the previous operator Embry Riddle can just be seen on the rear of the fuselage
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Photo ID: | 409658Submit Correction |
| View count: | 322 |
Bought in 1974 and used for spares by the Lee County Health Dept to keep their fleet of mosquito sprayers airworthy. The titles of the previous operator Embry Riddle can just be seen on the rear of the fuselage
| Registration / Serial: | N72420 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 12871 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1989 |
| Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 407832Submit Correction |
| View count: | 241 |
Ordered by the USAAF as 43-48872 but delivered to the US Navy as 50754 in 1944. To the FAA as N9118Z in 1960. Reregistered as N70 in 1966. To the US Department of Agriculture as N211GB in 1978 then to Lee County Mosquito Control District in 1980. To Dodson International Air Parts, Rantoul, KS in 2010. Offered for sale in 2019. Cancelled from the register in 2020.
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 407832Submit Correction |
| View count: | 241 |
Ordered by the USAAF as 43-48872 but delivered to the US Navy as 50754 in 1944. To the FAA as N9118Z in 1960. Reregistered as N70 in 1966. To the US Department of Agriculture as N211GB in 1978 then to Lee County Mosquito Control District in 1980. To Dodson International Air Parts, Rantoul, KS in 2010. Offered for sale in 2019. Cancelled from the register in 2020.
| Registration / Serial: | N211GB |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SC-47J Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26133/14688 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| 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): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 404246Submit Correction |
| View count: | 134 |
Delivered to the USAAF as 43-48716 in 1944. To Lee County Mosquito Control as N836M in 1975 then to Air Heritage Museum, Beaver County Airport, Beaver Falls, PA in 2012. Still current on the register in 2021.
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| 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): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 404246Submit Correction |
| View count: | 134 |
Delivered to the USAAF as 43-48716 in 1944. To Lee County Mosquito Control as N836M in 1975 then to Air Heritage Museum, Beaver County Airport, Beaver Falls, PA in 2012. Still current on the register in 2021.
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| 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): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 388577Submit Correction |
| View count: | 182 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-48590 for USAAF, transferred to US Army 1972 as 43-8950. Civilianized 1975 as Sprayer N834M for Lee County Mosquito Control. Donated to Wings of Dream Aviation Museum and flown to Keystone Heights, FL in 2013. Ferried to Tampa Executive in 2017 and finally to Zephyrhills in 2018. Restored and painted as "348950".
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47D Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| 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): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 388577Submit Correction |
| View count: | 182 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-48590 for USAAF, transferred to US Army 1972 as 43-8950. Civilianized 1975 as Sprayer N834M for Lee County Mosquito Control. Donated to Wings of Dream Aviation Museum and flown to Keystone Heights, FL in 2013. Ferried to Tampa Executive in 2017 and finally to Zephyrhills in 2018. Restored and painted as "348950".
| Registration / Serial: | N834M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47D Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26211/14766 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| 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): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 381772Submit Correction |
| View count: | 184 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-48716 for USAAF. Converted to VC-47 1954, active until 1969. Civilianzed as Mosquito sprayer N836M for Lee County Mosquito Control 1975. No transfer recorded but aircraft clearly in US Army colours when first arrived in Florida. Air Heritage Museum, Beaver Falls, PA 2012. Restored to airworthy condition as "348716" and first flown 23 November 2018.
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| 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): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 381772Submit Correction |
| View count: | 184 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-48716 for USAAF. Converted to VC-47 1954, active until 1969. Civilianzed as Mosquito sprayer N836M for Lee County Mosquito Control 1975. No transfer recorded but aircraft clearly in US Army colours when first arrived in Florida. Air Heritage Museum, Beaver Falls, PA 2012. Restored to airworthy condition as "348716" and first flown 23 November 2018.
| Registration / Serial: | N836M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 25977/14532 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N838M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20448 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 370595Submit Correction |
| View count: | 196 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-15982 for USAAF. Transferred to US Army by 1969 as 0-15982, retired to MASDC 1974. Civilianized as sprayer N838M for Lee County Mosquito Control 1975. Dodson International parts 2010, displayed at the Roasterie Coffee Company, Kansas City as "NC5931" from 2012.
| Registration / Serial: | N838M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20448 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N838M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20448 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 370595Submit Correction |
| View count: | 196 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-15982 for USAAF. Transferred to US Army by 1969 as 0-15982, retired to MASDC 1974. Civilianized as sprayer N838M for Lee County Mosquito Control 1975. Dodson International parts 2010, displayed at the Roasterie Coffee Company, Kansas City as "NC5931" from 2012.
| Registration / Serial: | N838M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20448 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N839M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20166 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 366624Submit Correction |
| View count: | 207 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-15700 for USAAF, transferred to US Army 1965 as 0-15700. Civilianized as sprayer N839M 1975 for Lee County Mosquito Control. Dodson International Parts 2011. Donated to Florida Air Museum, Lakeland and displayed as USAF "315221".
| Registration / Serial: | N839M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20166 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N839M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20166 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 366624Submit Correction |
| View count: | 207 |
K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-15700 for USAAF, transferred to US Army 1965 as 0-15700. Civilianized as sprayer N839M 1975 for Lee County Mosquito Control. Dodson International Parts 2011. Donated to Florida Air Museum, Lakeland and displayed as USAF "315221".
| Registration / Serial: | N839M |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 20166 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1992 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Registration / Serial: | N127FC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5630 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 361970Submit Correction |
| View count: | 163 |
Former US Army 66-1142. To N127FC in 1994 and used by the US Department of Agriculture as a firefighter. Destroyed in a fatal crash while fighting a fire at Fort Myers, FL in 2000.
| Registration / Serial: | N127FC |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5630 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N127FC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5630 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |
| Photo ID: | 361970Submit Correction |
| View count: | 163 |
Former US Army 66-1142. To N127FC in 1994 and used by the US Department of Agriculture as a firefighter. Destroyed in a fatal crash while fighting a fire at Fort Myers, FL in 2000.
| Registration / Serial: | N127FC |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 5630 |
| City / Airport: | Fort Myers - Buckingham Field (FL59)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Photo by: | Paul SeymourContact |