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1937 |
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Constructed as a DC-3-201.
Douglas DC-3-201 1997 |
29 October 1937 |
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To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r NC18121. |
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Converted to a C-49G. |
From 8 June 1942 to 24 June 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-56630. |
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Converted to a DC-3A.
By Leeward Aeronautical Service. |
July 1944 |
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To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r NC18121. |
9 June 1953 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N18121 (DC3A, 1997) issued. |
December 1953 |
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To Trans Texas with new c/r N18121. |
31 October 1968 |
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To Tradewinds Airmotive, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N18121. |
1 March 1974 |
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To Provincetown Boston Airline Inc, Provincetown, MA with new c/r N136PB. |
8 October 1986 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson Collection
Notes: In MIA. |
17 March 1988 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson Collection
Notes: In MIA. |
17 September 1993 |
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To Irvine Robert J C, Vancouver, WA with new c/r N18121. |
1 March 2007 |
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Photographer: David Lednicer
Notes: On display at the Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, WA. in its original Eastern Air Lines markings |
11 September 2007 |
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To Blue Skies Air Llc, Portland, OR/Aerometal International in Aurora, OR keeping c/r N18121. |
1 January 2009 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N18121 (DC3A, 1997) issued. |
Circa 1 January 2009 |
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To Irvine Robert J C, Vancouver, WA keeping c/r N18121. |
26 July 2010 |
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Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
Notes: At 2010 Oshkosh |
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Based at Pearson Air Museum, Pearson Airpark Airport, Vancouver, WA.
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7 June 2015 |
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Now based at Aurora Airport, Oregon. |
23 June 2016 |
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Photographer: Tim Martin
Notes: At Victoria BC - This DC-3 was built for Eastern Air Lines in 1937 and registered as NC18121. After serving with the military in WW-II and other operators it was restored in period EAL livery with Great Silver Fleet titles. As you can imagine there were some disappointed folk here when it turned up like this. |
6 November 2017 |
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To Blue Skies Air Llc, Portland, OR keeping c/r N18121. |
4 June 2019 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Duxford D-Day Show |
5 June 2019 |
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Photographer: David Blaker
Notes: Photographed at Daks over Duxford Display UK, departing for Normandy France. Now marked with USAAF registration and star. |
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