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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-47TP Turbo Dakota
    Last Military Serial:6835 {2} SAAF
    Construction Number:20175
    Last Civil Registration:N467KS
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47TP sn 6835 SAAF cn 2017...
    Latest Owner or Location:Priority Air Charter Llc, Kidron, OH

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-90-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    1 May 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-15709.

    From 1944 to 1945

    Worked in Nort Africa, India, China and Egypt.

    23 November 1945

    To Middle East Airline with new c/r LR-AAB.
    Operated with markings: Al Jamia

    Circa 1951

    To Middle East Airline with new c/r OD-AAB.
    Operated with markings: The Cedar

    23 March 1965

    To Air Djibouti with new c/r F-OCEN.

    20 August 1965

    To Societe Air Djibouti, Djibouti keeping c/r F-OCEN.

    Circa 1971

    Operated by Air Comores/International Aviation.

    4 February 1971

    To Sarl International Aviation, Djibouti keeping c/r F-OCEN.
    Based at Djibouti.

    26 May 1976

    To Air Comores Government with new c/r D6-ECB.

    From 1976 to 1980

    Stored at Rand Airport, South Africa.

    20 October 1978


    Photographer: Rolf Larsson
    Notes: Rolf Larssons photo taken at Rand Airport, South Africa whilst registered as D6-ECB to the Comores Goverment

    From Circa 1980 to Circa 1989

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 6835 {2}.

    Circa 1987


    Photographer: South African Airforce Museum, Swartkop
    Notes: Photo showing this airframe during service with South African Air Force

    To unknown owner with c/r N145RD.

    Circa 1995

    Converted to a C-47TP.

    To unknown owner with c/r N145RD.

    2 March 1998

    To Dodson Aviation Inc, Ottawa, KS keeping c/r N145RD.

    19 May 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N467KS (DC3C-65TP, 20175) issued.

    19 May 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N145RD (DC3, 20175) issued.

    19 May 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N467KS (DC3C-65TP, 20175) issued.

    5 November 2002

    To Baja Air Inc, Aurora, CO keeping c/r N145RD.

    Based at California City Municipal Airport, California City, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    28 March 2011

    To Priority Air Charter Llc, Kidron, OH keeping c/r N145RD.

    28 March 2011

    To Priority Air Charter Llc, Kidron, OH keeping c/r N467KS.

    26 August 2011

    To Priority Air Charter Llc, Kidron, OH with new c/r N145RD.

    30 September 2011

    To Priority Air Charter Llc, Kidron, OH with new c/r N467KS.

    To unknown owner with c/r N467KS.

    Loaned to Missionary Flights International, Saint Lucie County International Airport, Fort Pierce, FL.
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    1 April 2015


    Photographer: Adrian Kissane
    Notes: Arriving at Shannon Airport - en route to Africa via Malta

    26 May 2015


    Photographer: Mike Ward
    Notes: 2015 photo At Eldoret, Kenya

    27 July 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX467KS (DC3C-65TP, 20175) issued.

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N145RD (DC3, 20175) issued.

    By 21 January 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N467KS.

    21 January 2019

    Crashed.
    There were two fatalities. The accident occurred at the Stoltzfus Airfield Airport (OH22) Kidron, OH, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. On January 21, 2019, about 0912 Eastern Standard Time, a Douglas DC3C airplane, N467KS, impacted terrain while departing from Stoltzfus Airfield (OH22), Kidron, Ohio. The captain and first officer were fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    22 October 2019

    To Priority Air Charter Llc, Kidron, OH keeping c/r N467KS.

    21 January 2022

    Civil registration, N467KS, cancelled.


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