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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-20-DL
    Last Military Serial:UNO FAMe
    Construction Number:09276
    Last Civil Registration:N8WJ
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47A-20-DL sn UNO FAMe cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Stonehenge Air Museum Inc, Kalispell, MT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-20-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-23414.

    To unknown owner with c/r TC-AFA.

    Civil registration N58U {1} reserved but not taken up.

    Civil registration XC-BUR reserved but not taken up.

    Civil registration XC-SAG reserved but not taken up.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the FA Mexicana with s/n ETM-6042.

    10 February 1993


    Photographer: Augusto Gomez

    July 1996

    Civil registration XA-CMA reserved but not taken up.
    Mexicana borrowed it to commemorate its 75th anniversary using registration XA-CMA and EATM-6042.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the FA Mexicana with s/n UNO.

    To unknown owner with c/r XB-UNO.

    To unknown owner with c/r XB-JSJ.

    To unknown owner with c/r XB-JSL.

    7 July 1996


    Photographer: Augusto Gomez
    Notes: Mexicana borrowed this former C-47A-DL from the Mexican Air Force to commemorate its 75th anniversary. It was shot freshly painted in this 1940s colour scheme just 5 days before the official celebration.

    29 November 2000


    Photographer: Augusto Gomez
    Notes: This C47 was returned to the Mexican Air Force with a new colour scheme after being borrowed by Mexicana to commemorate its 75th anniversary

    20 April 2007


    Photographer: Chris Wood
    Notes: At Sun n Fun at Lakeland FL

    6 August 2007

    To World Jet of Delaware Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N8WJ.

    16 February 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2008 photo at Ft. Lauderdale Exec, FL

    Based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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    14 August 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8WJ (DC3C-R-1830-90C, 9276) issued.

    8 January 2015

    To Austin Bill DBA, Sparta, TN keeping c/r N8WJ.

    29 September 2015

    To James E. Smith, Fortine, MT keeping c/r N8WJ.

    30 March 2016

    To Stonehenge Air Museum Inc, Kalispell, MT keeping c/r N8WJ.

    20 July 2018


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Stonehenge Air Museum

    20 July 2018


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Stonehenge, Montana
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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
    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Augusto Gomez
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