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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:42-32863 USAAF
    Construction Number:09089
    Last Civil Registration:C-FJWP
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47-DL sn 42-32863 USAAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:CFB Penhold (formerly), Red Deer, Alberta

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as a C-47-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.
    Douglas C-47-DL 9089

    18 February 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-32863.

    To Mathieson Chemicals with new c/r NC16191.

    24 October 1955

    To Associated Airways, Edmonton, ALB with new c/r CF-INB.

    9 September 1958

    To Pacific Western Airlines with new c/r CF-PWF.

    24 May 1961

    Involved in an incident.
    Broke through ice on landing at Snowdrift, NWT.

    1962

    Salvaged and rebuilt by Field Aviation Co Ltd, Calgary, ALB.

    13 April 1962

    To C M McAvoy, Yellowknife, NT with new c/r CF-JWP.

    4 May 1965

    To Gateway Aviation Ltd, Edmonton, ALB keeping c/r CF-JWP.

    28 September 1967

    To Great Northern Airways, Calgary, ALB keeping c/r CF-JWP.

    15 January 1971

    To Northward Aviation Ltd, Edmonton, AB keeping c/r CF-JWP.

    24 April 1972

    To Northward Airlines Ltd keeping c/r CF-JWP.

    1975

    To Gateway Aviation Ltd, ALB with new c/r C-FJWP.

    10 October 1977

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-FJWP expired.

    Transferred to a museum.

    Based at CFB Penhold (formerly), Red Deer, AB.
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    12 May 2010


    Photographer: David Osborn
    Notes: At Red Deer Airport, Alberta, Canada

    18 May 2016


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: An uncertain future awaits these three oldies stored at Red Deer. CF-JWP C-FFAY CF-VQV l to r
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