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1944 |
Constructed as a C-47A-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. |
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New construction number, 25359, assigned to the airframe. |
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14 July 1944 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-48098. |
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14 July 1944 |
Transferred to Troop Carrier Command Staging Area, Baer AAF, IN. |
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April 1945 |
Transferred to 4000th AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. |
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18 September 1947 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 43-48098. |
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November 1950 |
Transferred to 1050th Air Base Wing (HQ USAF Command), Andrews AFB, MD. |
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August 1952 |
Transferred to 1401st Air Base Wing (Military Air Transport Service), Andrews AFB, MD. |
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October 1957 |
Transferred to 1405th Air Base Wing (MATS), Scott AFB, IL. |
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August 1959 |
Transferred to 63rd Troop Carrier (Heavy) Wing (MATS), Donaldson AFB, SC. |
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March 1963 |
Transferred to 1608th Air Transport Wing (MATS), Charleston AFB, SC. |
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By November 1966 |
Transferred to 21st Composite Wing (Alaskan Air Command), Elmendorf AFB, AK. |
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October 1969 |
Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
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October 1969 |
Ferry flight. Delivered to Strategic Air Command Museum, Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE. |
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1971 |
To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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1971 |
Loaned to Strategic Air Command Museum, Offutt AFB, NE. |
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Markings Applied: D8, Z, 0-48098 |
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22 August 1994 |
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22 August 1994 |
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Circa 1997 |
Loaned to Strategic Air Command Museum, Ashland, NE. |
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16 May 1998 |
Placed on display with Strategic Air Command Museum, Ashland, NE. |
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2001 |
Loaned to Strategic Air and Space Museum, Ashland, NE. |
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By 2002 |
Markings Applied: War Weary, M2 O, 349098 |
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28 April 2011 |
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28 April 2011 |
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22 June 2015 |
Loaned to Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, Ashland, NE. |
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Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources Douglas DC-3 Survivors, Volume Two by Arthur Pearcy Internet Sources Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List Strategic Air and Space Museum United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Glenn Chatfield Mike Henniger |
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