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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:C-47-DL
    Last Military Serial:41-7860 USAAF
    Construction Number:04359
    Last Civil Registration:N728G
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47-DL sn 41-7860 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wiley Sanders Warbird Collection, Troy Municipal, Troy, Alabama

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    1 May 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-7860.

    11 September 1942

    Transferred to Braniff.

    1 May 1943

    To Panama for operations.

    20 December 1943

    Returned to the USA for operations.

    4 September 1944

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. This was a military flight.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    7 October 1945

    Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

    To Air Cargo Transport with new c/r NC13719 {2}.

    March 1946

    To National Air Cargo.

    To unknown owner with c/r N225LS.

    From 7 July 1947 to 12 July 1947

    To Monarch Air Service with new c/r N22 {1}.

    19 October 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N728G (DC3C, 4359) issued.

    To unknown owner with c/r N225LS.

    To unknown owner with c/r N225ES.

    To unknown owner with c/r N752R.

    13 March 1986

    To KW Plastics Inc, Troy, AL with new c/r N728G.

    Based at Wiley Sanders Warbird Collection, Troy Municipal, Troy, AL.
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    27 July 2009


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2009

    24 July 2018


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Oshkosh

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N728G (DC3C, 4359) issued.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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