Dates

Event

1944

Constructed as a C-47B-20-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

1944

New construction number, 26874, assigned to the airframe.

29 November 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-49613.

January 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 50819 as a R4D-6.

January 1945

Transferred to Fleet Air Wing 5 (FAW-5), Norfolk, VA.

After the war, the aircraft served, NAS Olathe, Kansas; NAS San Diego, California; NAS Memphis, Tennessee; NAS Barbers Point, Territory of Hawaii; and NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey.

June 1946

Transferred to Transport Squadron 2 (VR-2), Naval Air Transport Service, NAS Alameda, CA.

April 1947

Transferred to Naval Air Transport Service, NAS Quonset Point, RI.

August 1947

Transferred to Transport Squadron 22 (VR-22) NATS, NAS Norfolk, VA.

Circa 1950

Converted to a R4D-6S.
Converted for anti-submarine warfare.

Circa 1955

To U. S. Navy Department with new c/r N9119Z.

Circa 1956

Assigned civil registration: N60

1959

Assigned to NAS Litchfield Park, AZ for storage.

1960

To Federal Aviation Administration keeping c/r N60.

June 1965

Photographer: William T Larkins
Notes: At Merced, California, June 1965

29 August 1966

To U. S. Department, Agriculture with new c/r N68 {2}.

28 March 1968

Certificate of airworthiness for N68 {2} (DC3C 1830-94, 26874) issued.

January 1977

Assigned civil registration: N68AH

June 1977

Assigned civil registration: N229GB

1979

Withdrawn from use.
Stored at Douglas Bisbee, AZ. Possibly still marked as N68AH at the time.

Circa 1979

To State Agency Surplus Property keeping c/r N229GB.

2 June 1981

To Mid Atlantic Air Museum Inc, Reading, PA.

Based at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.
View the Location Dossier

13 July 1981

Civil registration revised.
Updated to show the new ownership.

13 July 1981

To Mid Atlantic Air Museum Inc, Reading, PA keeping c/r N229GB.

1982

Won Best Transport Award at EAA convention at Oshkosh, WI.

9 October 1982

Photographer: Paul Thallon
Notes: 1982 photo at Harlingen, TX - of Douglas R4D-6S (C-47B

1983

Won Grand Champion Award at EAA convention at Oshkosh, WI.

2 August 1988

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: 35mm slide photographed at Oshkosh, WI

23 July 1995

Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Museum at Reading, Pennsylvania.

5 October 2016

Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
Notes: At Reading Regional / Carl A Spaatz Field Airport