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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-47A-75-DL
    Last Military Serial:42-100971 USAAF
    Construction Number:19434
    Last Civil Registration:PH-PBA
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47A-75-DL sn 42-100971 US...
    Latest Owner or Location:United States Army Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-75-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-100971.

    4 February 1975


    Photographer: Paul Hooper
    Notes: Photographed at Maastricht, NL. Despite my pitiful pleading to the captain there was no way he was going to let me fly jumpseat for his ILS calibration!

    To unknown owner with c/r PH-PBA.

    To unknown owner with c/r PH-TCB {3}.

    To unknown owner with c/r PH-PBA.

    The wings were swapped with c/n 9836.

    12 July 2008


    Photographer: David Blaker
    Notes: At Flying Legends Display, Duxford, England. Painted in KLM colours on port side and Air France colours on starboard side

    12 July 2008


    Photographer: David Blaker
    Notes: At Flying Legends Display, Duxford, England. Painted in KLM colours on port side and Air France colours on starboard side

    5 June 2011


    Photographer: robert roggeman
    Notes: EBAW.STAMPE FLY IN.

    15 June 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Volkel Air Show 2013 - operated by Dutch Dakota Association

    21 September 2013


    Photographer: robert roggeman
    Notes: EBMB.OPEN DOOR.PRINSES AMALIA.

    21 September 2013


    Photographer: robert roggeman
    Notes: EBMB.OPEN DOOR.PRINSES AMALIA.

    6 February 2018


    Photographer: Jane N. Cherry
    Notes: At Lelystad

    7 June 2019


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Took part in Daks-over-Normandy, Caen-Carpiquet
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