C-47s seemed to ignore the Iron Curtain. Ex 43-15073, OK-XDM served with ČSA from 1946 until 1960. It was sold to France, then to Yugoslavia and is on display at Merville, Normandy since 2007. Note: ex Panagra DC-3 N18119 (c/n 1995) was on display as "OK-XDM" for some time. In the foreground is a LOT Polish Airlines C-47A, SP-LCE, ex 42-100826 (c/n 19289). This one ended up in Iran. LHBP airport was dedicated in 1950. The concrete control tower was apparently thought to be pretty as there were two of them, for reasons of symmetry only. Photo from: Fortepan

Ready for the move back to Kbely and repaint as Czechoslovak Air Force D-21

Previously N143JD with Rhoades International and several other operators before that, It arrived at Prague (PRG) in Jun 1991 as N143J. It was painted OK-XDM in the CSA livery of the time the airline operated DC-3s. The registration N143J wasn't cancelled from the US register until 3 Oct 2012. The original OK-XDM was a C-47A (c/n 19539), which is preserved at Merville, France, correctly painted as 43-15073 USAAF.

Delivered to Panagra as NC18119 in 1937. Reregistered as N18119 after 1948. To other operators after 1952. Reregistered as N403D in 1959 and N143JR in 1987. To the museum in 1991 and stored. Restored and moved to Prague-Ruzyne airport marked as OK-XDM in 2003. Back to Kbely in 2019 and repainted as Czechoslovak Air Force D-21.

Sitting near to the CSA buildings.

Preserved outside the main CSA admin building at PRG.