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1943 |
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Constructed as a C-47A-50-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA. |
10 August 1943 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-24173. |
1945 |
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To Brown (and) Bigelow with new c/r NC28679. |
From December 1945 to February 1951 |
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To Northwest Orient keeping c/r NC28679.
Markings added: 381 |
February 1951 |
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To Mid-Continental keeping c/r NC28679. |
From 1 August 1952 to 1958 |
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To Braniff International with new c/r N28679. |
From 21 August 1958 to 22 July 1961 |
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To Stewart Air Services keeping c/r N28679. |
18 April 1962 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N28679 (DC3A-SC3G, 10035) issued. |
February 1964 |
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To Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA keeping c/r N28679. |
January 1972 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N2641C. |
1974 |
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To US Thrift Leasing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ with new c/r N55LT. |
From 1974 to 1979 |
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To Alan Hulsey, Dallas, TX T/A Airgo Air Freight keeping c/r N55LT. |
July 1979 |
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To Bowman Aviation with new c/r N12BA. |
31 January 1989 |
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To Century Airlines Inc, Pontiac, MI keeping c/r N12BA. |
1 November 1990 |
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To Ruhe Sales Inc Leipsic OH keeping c/r N12BA. |
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To Viking Express keeping c/r N12BA. |
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Photographer: Rick Rohrer
Notes: At Aurora, IL. |
26 March 1998 |
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To Avlease Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N12BA. |
1 February 2008 |
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To Yesterdays Wings Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N12BA. |
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To McAllen Miller International Airport, McAllen, TX.
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Based at Opa Locka Airport, Opa Locka, FL.
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8 April 2014 |
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To Yesterdays Wings Inc, Port Charlotte, FL keeping c/r N12BA. |
20 October 2014 |
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Photographer: John Tomlinson
Notes: At Page Field, Ft.Myers, FL |
23 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Murray Lundberg
Notes: Taxiing at Whitehorse, Yukon (CYXY) during a stopover en route to Russia. The starboard side graphics are in English. |
23 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Murray Lundberg
Notes: Taxiing at Whitehorse, Yukon (CYXY) during a stopover en route to Russia. The port side graphics are in Russian. |
19 October 2015 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N12BA.
Sale reported to a new owner in Moscow. |
24 August 2017 |
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Photographer: Alan Wilson
Notes: N12BA and N4550J These aircraft are currently parked up awaiting their planned disposal to Russian museums. Kubinka Airbase, Moscow Oblast, Russia. This follows on from -In 2015 when both aircraft became part of aCyALSIB 2015aCO, a commemoration of the Alaska-Siberia route used to supply lend-lease aircraft from the US to Russia during WW2. Two C-47s (N12BA and N4550J) successfully reflew the route and appeared at the MAKS 2015 event at Zhukovsky. |
1 January 2018 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N12BA (DC3A-SC3G, 10035) issued. |
30 May 2018 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N12BA.
Sale reported to a new owner in Moscow. |
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