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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:R4D-6
    Last Military Serial:50788 USN
    Construction Number:15113
    Last Civil Registration:N514AC
    Compressed ID:Douglas R4D-6 sn 50788 USN cn 15113...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-15-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 26558, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-49297.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 50788 as a R4D-6.

    1 November 1958

    To US DOD with new c/r N7678C.

    18 September 1962

    To Civil Aeronautics Administration with new c/r N49.

    29 March 1968

    Certificate of airworthiness for N514AC (DC3C 1830-94, 26558) issued.

    31 August 1975

    To U. S. Department of Agriculture with new c/r N2006J.

    30 November 1975

    To U. S. Department of Agriculture with new c/r N235GB.

    7 February 1980

    To Texas State Guard, Corsicana keeping c/r N235GB.

    16 June 1984

    To Atkins Aviation with new c/r N514AC.

    10 September 1991

    To IFLGroup Inc, Waterford, MI keeping c/r N514AC.

    13 September 1999

    To Lone Star Contract Air Cargo, Los Fresnos keeping c/r N514AC.

    5 December 2006


    Photographer: Michael Bludworth
    Notes: At Houston Hobby Airport - Parking for conversion to an AC-47 for the Confederate AF

    23 February 2007

    To Harper Robert P III, Los Fresnos, TX keeping c/r N514AC.

    Based at McAllen Miller International Airport, McAllen, TX.
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    Based at William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, TX.
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    5 May 2011

    To Marine Aviation Museum Inc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N514AC.

    Based at William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, TX.
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    Markings Applied: EN

    1 April 2012


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.

    1 April 2012


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.

    1 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 visitor to Sun n Fun at Lakeland, Florida

    6 April 2012

    To Southern Cross Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N514AC.

    28 July 2014

    To Collings Foundation, Stow, MA keeping c/r N514AC.

    27 February 2020

    To International Air Services Inc, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N514AC.

    1 June 2024

    To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N514AC.
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