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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:37670 USN
    Construction Number:09040
    Last Civil Registration:N84KB
    Compressed ID:Douglas R4D-1 sn 37670 USN cn 09040...
    Latest Owner or Location:Basler Turbo Conversions Llc, Oshkosh, WI

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    Dates

    Event

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

    6 February 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-32814.
    The USAAF was likely only assigned to facilitate the transfer to the US Navy.

    6 February 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 37670 as a R4D-1.

    9 February 1943

    Transferred to Naval Air Transport Squadron 3 (VR-3), Alameda NAS, CA.

    December 1944

    Transferred to Fleet Air Wing 5.

    January 1945

    Transferred to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 24 (CASU-24).

    April 1945

    Transferred to Fleet Air Wing 5.

    7 May 1945

    Transferred to Norfolk NAS, VA.

    July 1946

    Transferred to Jacksonville NAS, FL.

    30 November 1946

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    30 November 1946

    To Grand Central Airport with new c/r N819.

    To Grand Central Airport with new c/r N4865V {2}.

    30 April 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4865V {2} (DC3C, 9040) issued.

    November 1963

    To Cummins Engine Co Inc, Colombus, IN with new c/r N66699 {1}.

    Circa 1964

    Modified into the Cummins Diesel corporate plane with many modifications: square, and shorter wingtips; different wing-body fairings; speed cowls and spinners; MLG doors, retracting tailwheel, Pratt 1830-75 engines, Radar nose and re-skinned nose,Viewmaster windows, Enlarged cockpit, DC-4 hydraulic system, relocated radios in a relocated radio rack.

    1966

    To Indiana University Foundation, Bloomington, IN keeping c/r N66699 {1}.

    December 1976

    To Context Realty Co with new c/r N84K {2}.

    To Context Realty Co with new c/r N84KB.
    Aircraft was re-registered with modified call sign.

    14 March 1977

    To Context Development Co, Miami, FL keeping c/r N84KB.

    From 27 January 1979 to 1 April 1980

    Leased to Indiana University Foundation, Bloomington, IN.

    2 April 1987


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    1995

    To Mohican Air Service, Cleveland, OH keeping c/r N84KB.

    4 January 1999

    To Theodore W. Hunt, Waldport, OR keeping c/r N84KB.

    Based at Flying Tom Strip, Adair Village, OR.
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    27 August 2010

    To unknown owner.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Corvallis, OR.

    16 September 2010

    To Kevin L. Armstrong, Corvallis, OR keeping c/r N84KB.

    11 May 2011

    Spotted still at the Flying Tom strip.

    2016

    Advertised for Sale at : -http://www.neidsproducts.com/page3.

    18 August 2018

    To Basler Turbo Conversions Llc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N84KB.

    16 December 2018


    Photographer: Steve Owen
    Notes: At Basler Turbo Conversions Oshkosh WI USA

    16 December 2018


    Photographer: Steve Owen


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    The DC-3 Aviation Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
    Johan van Helden

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