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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-1
    Last Military Serial:01977 USMC
    Construction Number:04433
    Last Civil Registration:N193DP
    Compressed ID:Douglas R4D-1 sn 01977 USMC cn 0443...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a R4D-1.

    8 June 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 01977.

    8 June 1942

    Transferred to VMJ-253.

    Transferred to MAW-2/VJM-253.

    31 October 1946

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    To Afrypesca with new c/r C-709.

    To Afrypesca with new c/r HK-709.

    To A Dishington with new c/r N2901B.

    3 July 1952

    To Coca Cola Company with new c/r N4C.

    June 1963

    To Charles Pfizer and Co, Maywood, NJ with new c/r N4CP.

    1967

    To Lockwood Kessler and Bartlett Inc, Syosset, NY keeping c/r N4CP.

    1968

    To Lockwood Kessler and Bartlett Inc, Syosset, NY with new c/r N141U.

    23 May 1968


    Photographer: Ken Marshall
    Notes: At Prestwick Airport, Scotland

    21 February 1969

    To Greyhound Leasing and Financial of Canada Ltd with new c/r C-FYED.

    28 January 1971

    To Great Lakes Airlines keeping c/r C-FYED.

    April 1980

    To Questor Surveys Ltd, Mississauga with new c/r CF-YED.

    8 October 1981


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: C-FYED-X at Toronto-Malton - Questor Mineral Surveys

    June 1990


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Hamilton Air Force Base airshow, Novato, California.

    9 August 1995

    Certificate of airworthiness for N193DP (DC3C, 4433) issued.

    1 October 2004

    To Thomas D. Thomas, Los Angeles, CA with new c/r N193DP.

    21 October 2005


    Photographer: John Meneely
    Notes: California City, CA (L71)

    1 November 2005


    Photographer: Unknown

    Based at California City Municipal Airport, California City, CA.
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    4 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed parked at California City, CA.

    19 June 2012

    To Vip Jet Transportation Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N193DP.

    3 January 2013

    To Coca Cola Co, Atlanta, GA keeping c/r N193DP.

    26 February 2016

    To Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N193DP.

    18 July 2023

    To Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N193DP.
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