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Constructed as a TC-47B-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. |
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New construction number, 33048, assigned to the airframe. |
11 April 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-76716. |
April 1945 |
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Transferred to 2523rd Base Unit, Hondo Field, TX. |
May 1945 |
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Transferred to 2536th Base Unit, Marcos Field, TX. |
October 1945 |
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Transferred to 2517th Base Unit, Ellington Field, TX. |
April 1946 |
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Transferred to 2532nd Base Unit, Randolph Field, TX. |
October 1946 |
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Converted to a TC-47D. |
November 1946 |
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Transferred to 2622nd Base Unit, Mather Field, CA. |
18 September 1947 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-76716. |
August 1948 |
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Transferred to 3535th Bombardment Training Wing (Air Training Command), Mather Field, CA. |
February 1951 |
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Transferred to 3605th Navigator Training Wing (ATC), Ellington AFB, TX. |
May 1954 |
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Transferred to 3600th Flight Training Wing (ATC), Luke AFB, AZ. |
September 1956 |
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Transferred to 2242nd AF Reserve Combat Training Center, Selfridge AFB, MI. |
July 1957 |
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Transferred to 3320th Technical Training Wing (ATC), Amarillo AFB, TX. |
March 1958 |
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Transferred to 2242nd AF Reserve Combat Training Center, Selfridge AFB, MI. |
October 1958 |
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Transferred to 2423rd Instrument Squadron (AFRES), Selfridge AFB, MI. |
19 January 1965 |
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Loaned to University of Michigan, Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI. |
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To U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Donated to the Department of Health.
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12 June 1970 |
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Assigned civil registration: N8704 |
August 1970 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
14 August 1970 |
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To Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI keeping c/r N8704. |
27 October 1972 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NR8704 (DC3C, 33048) issued. |
26 February 1973 |
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To Environmental Research Unit of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI keeping c/r N8704. |
May 1982 |
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To British Caribbean Air Ways keeping c/r N8704. |
23 September 1982 |
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To Yankee Air Force Inc, Belleville, MI keeping c/r N8704. |
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Based at Yankee Air Museum, Detroit Willow Run Airport (YIP) (East Side), Ypsilanti, MI.
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16 May 1984 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N8704 (DC3C-S4C4G, 33048) issued. |
Circa 1993 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At EAA Oshkosh. |
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Elkart Airshow, Indiana. |
Circa 18 August 1994 |
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Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, NY. |
28 July 1995 |
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Involved in an incident.
Ground looped on take-off at Oshkosh, WI. |
By 3 May 1997 |
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Markings Applied: U.S. AIR FORCE, 476716 |
3 May 1997 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Scanned from Photo - taken in 1997 outside Hamilton Museum, Ontario |
August 1999 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Yankee Air Museum, Willow Run Airport, MI |
17 November 2000 |
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Involved in an incident.
Starboard landing gear collapsed before take-off at Reading, PA. |
10 May 2003 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
25 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh |
23 July 2018 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: Arriving at Oshkosh 2018 |
24 July 2018 |
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Photographer: Mario Richard
Notes: Oshkosh |
26 July 2022 |
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Photographer: Robin MORET
Notes: EAA AirVenture 2022, Oshkosh, WI |
25 July 2023 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: With the name Hairless Joe and a question mark on the tail active at AirVenture 23, Oshkosh, WI |
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To Michigan Flight Museum, Detroit Willow Run Airport (YIP) (East Side), Ypsilanti, MI.
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