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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-117D
    Last Military Serial:12437 USN
    Construction Number:09620
    Last Civil Registration:N44GH {1}
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-117D sn 12437 USN cn 0962...
    Latest Owner or Location:Northwest Regional Airport (52F), Roanoke, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-30-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-23758.

    Converted to a R4D-8.
    New construction number, 43393, assigned to the airframe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 12437.

    Converted to a C-117D.

    17 June 1981

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8538R (SUPER R4D-8, 43393) issued.

    November 1984

    To Skyfreighters with new c/r N8538R.

    13 March 1985

    To unknown owner with c/r N306SF.

    By December 1988


    Photographer: Unknown

    22 May 1991

    To Flight Data Inc, Carson City, NV with new c/r N44GH {1}.

    From By 11 January 1996 to By 22 October 2005

    To Denton Municipal Airport, Denton, TX.
    May have only been parked, stored or operated from here for a period of time.
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    Based at Northwest Regional Airport (52F), Roanoke, TX.
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    16 October 2013


    Photographer: Derek Oldham
    Notes: Derek Oldham provided this photo (from my e-mail request ) aircraft is now parked at Roanoke NW Regional

    25 March 2016


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, TX

    26 April 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Roanoke, TX, USA
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