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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-47B-30-DK
    Last Military Serial:44-76642 USAAF
    Construction Number:16226
    Last Civil Registration:N4039S
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47B-30-DK sn 44-76642 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Basler Turbo Conversions, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 32974, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-76642.

    1 November 1969

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CD334.

    October 1984


    Photographer: Peter M. Garwood
    Notes: At Tuscon, AZ

    6 July 1994

    To Basler Turbos, Oshkosh, WI with new c/r N4039S.

    By 1996

    In the inventory of Basler Turbo Conversions, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
    Seen at Baslers in the storage yard during Oshkosh 96 along with CB226 and CB269 and then seen in a Basler hangar during Oshkosh 97 with spares being removed from it.
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    1996

    Spotted in Baslers storage yard during Oshkosh 1996 along with CB226 snd CB269.

    July 1996


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: in the Basler storage yard

    1997

    Spotted in the Basler hangar during the 1997 Oshkosh with spares being removed.

    July 1997


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: In a Basler hangar with usable spare parts being removed

    Nigel Hitchman comments (19 November 2023): Not Scrapped, it lived on stored in the trees across the road from Basler along with 4 others, often mis-identified as being an ex Thai AF aircraft, in August 2019 it moved back to the main Basler storage area next to the hangars. much comparing of photographs confirmed that it is this aircraft and doesnt match any of the rejected ex Thai AF aircraft which all have different features.

    9 August 2012

    To unknown owner with c/r N4039S.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Oshkosh, WI.

    27 July 2022


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: in the storage yard outside Basler hangars, it came back in Aug 2019 from storage over the road and center section is removed.
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    Mike Henniger
    Nigel Hitchman
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