Dates

Event

1944

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

29 May 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-15935.

16 June 1944

Transferred to 7th Air Force, Oahu, HI.

Circa 1945

Transferred to 7th Air Force, Manila, Philippines.

By 24 April 1946

Transferred to Headquarters, 20th Air Force, Northwest Field, Guam.

29 November 1946

Declared surplus.

28 February 1947

To Silver City Airways, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia with new c/r VH-BHC.

17 December 1948

To The Zinc Corporation, London.

30 December 1948

Assigned civil registration: G-ALFO

To Indamer Corp, New York, NY with new c/r N94529.

22 December 1950

To Standard Industries Corp keeping c/r N94529.

October 1951

To Esso Shipping Co, Inc, NY with new c/r N300A {2}.

November 1953

To Butterworth System, Inc keeping c/r N300A {2}.

12 April 1956

Certificate of airworthiness for N300A {2} (DC3C-S1C3G, 20401) issued.

24 October 1961

To Standard Industries Inc, Tulsa, OK with new c/r N700E {2}.

1964

To Saint. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co., Saint Louis, MO keeping c/r N700E {2}.

March 1970

To Diamondhead Properties Inc, Saint Louis, MO keeping c/r N700E {2}.

Circa June 1970

Assigned civil registration: N20DH

3 April 1972

To Metropolitan Mooney, Teterboro, NJ keeping c/r N20DH.

May 1972

To J. C. Bowman, Greenvile, SC keeping c/r N20DH.

July 1972

Assigned civil registration: N3BA {2}

Circa 1974

To Inor Corporation keeping c/r N3BA {2}.

January 1975

To Bo-S-Aire Corporation keeping c/r N3BA {2}.

1976

To R. C. Schnabel, Greenville, SC keeping c/r N3BA {2}.

1978

Leased to Bo-S-Aire Corp.

21 April 1979

Returned from lease.

21 April 1979

To R. C. Schnabel, Greenville, SC with new c/r N890P.

18 May 1979

To Skyway Aviation Inc, Fort Leonard Wood, MO keeping c/r N890P.

19 June 1980

To Skyway Aviation of Texas, Brownsville, TX keeping c/r N890P.

October 1980

To Air Americana keeping c/r N890P.

28 January 1981

To Compadre Markets Inc, Corpus Christi, TX keeping c/r N890P.

18 June 1986

To Southwind Aviation, Inc, Los Fresnos, TX keeping c/r N890P.

17 June 1988

Photographer: Nigel Roling
Notes: N890P (ex 43-15935) C-47A of Southwind Avn. at Biggin Hill 17-6-88

13 February 1990

To Avlease Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N890P.

24 June 1990

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

2 July 1990

To Robert Burwell, West Chicago, IL keeping c/r N890P.

August 1990

Assigned civil registration: N12RB

19 March 1991

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

11 August 1991

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

Circa August 1992

To Dakota Aircraft Inc, Orlando, FL keeping c/r N12RB.
Aircraft remained in West Chicago.

31 December 1992

To Viking Express, West Chicago, IL keeping c/r N12RB.

Circa February 1993

Photographer: Rick Rohrer

July 1993

To Bransons Vintage Air Tours Eve Amelia keeping c/r N12RB.
Markings added: Amelia

Operated by Vintage Airways, Lafayette, LA.

19 October 1994

Photographer: Paul Hooper
Notes: Photographed at Kissimmee, FL

Photographer: Fred Sonders

September 1997

Withdrawn from use.
At Orlando, FL; owner died.

12 November 1997

To Vintage Wings and Things Llc, Carencro, LA with new c/r N12RB.

25 June 1998

Assigned civil registration: N33VW

April 1999

Photographer: Mark Kennedy
Notes: Douglas DC-3 N33VW (Vintage Wings) at Spirit Of Flight Airshow, Scholes Field, Galveston, Tx. April 1999.

12 June 2001

To Cavanaugh Collection Inc, Addison, TX, keeping c/r N33VW.

19 February 2003

To Cavanaugh Air Museum, Addison, TX keeping c/r N33VW.
Markings added: 31595/CS

29 January 2009

To Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX keeping c/r N33VW.

Based at Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
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Markings Applied: C8

1 May 2009

Photographer: Jay Curtiss

29 July 2011

Photographer: Todd Royer
Notes: EAA Airventure 2011

1 January 2012

Certificate of airworthiness for N33VW (DC3C-S1C3G, 20401) issued.

11 March 2022

To unknown owner with c/r N33VW.
Registration pending to a new owner in Bolton, MS.

5 April 2022

Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: Mr. C - Its Tuesday on N33VW at Lakeland, FL

5 April 2022

Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: N33VW at Sun n Fun 2022, Lakeland, FL

24 September 2022

Photographer: David

19 October 2022

To Hangar 360 Aircraft Services Llc, Bolton, MS keeping c/r N33VW.

27 July 2023

Photographer: David Rickwood
Notes: Seen during EAA2023 at Oshkosh