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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-3TP
    Last Military Serial:6882 SAAF
    Construction Number:15896
    Last Civil Registration:N882TP
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-3TP sn 6882 SAAF cn 1589...
    Latest Owner or Location:TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee, North Salt Lake, UT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-25-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-76312.

    New construction number, 32644, assigned to the airframe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KN334.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 6882.

    Converted to a DC-3TP.
    The work was carried out by Dodson Aviation, South Africa.

    By 2007

    To Rossair Executive Air Charter with new c/r ZS-MAP.

    1 August 2008


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At Oshkosh

    2 August 2008


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: Visiting the EAA Airventure at Oshkosh all the way from South Africa.

    10 July 2009

    To National Test Pilot School, Mojave, CA with new c/r N882TP (DC3-65TP, 32644).

    10 July 2009

    Based at National Test Pilot School, Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA.
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    24 April 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX882TP (DC3-65TP, 32644) issued.

    5 April 2016

    To Dakota Express Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N882TP.

    12 July 2017

    To Preferred Airparts Llc, Kidron, OH keeping c/r N882TP.

    14 November 2019

    To ABX Holdings Inc, Farmington, MI keeping c/r N882TP.

    30 April 2020

    Certificate of airworthiness for N882TP (DC3C-R-1830-90C, 32644) issued.

    12 December 2024

    To TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee, North Salt Lake, UT keeping c/r N882TP.
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