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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-25-DK
    Last Military Serial:42-93524 USAAF
    Construction Number:13445
    Last Civil Registration:N566PT
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47A-25-DK sn 42-93524 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Preferred Airparts, Apple Creek, Kidron, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-47A-25-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    29 May 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-93524.

    1 February 1946

    To L. Baker with new c/r NC62566.

    18 March 1946

    To Executive Transport Corporation keeping c/r NC62566.

    24 April 1946

    To US Airlines keeping c/r NC62566.

    16 November 1949

    To US McGraw Electric with new c/r N62566.

    5 August 1957

    To McGraw Edison Corporation keeping c/r N62566.

    By 1964

    To John B. Holmes, Houston, TX with new c/r N462T.

    6 July 1965

    To McGraw Edison Corp with new c/r XB-BIS.

    10 December 1972

    To Curries Machinery Co, Santa Clara, CA US with new c/r N50CM.

    28 February 1974

    To P A B Widener, Sheridan, WY keeping c/r N50CM.

    January 1978

    To Battelle Memorial Inst, Richland, WA US keeping c/r N50CM.

    26 December 1989

    To Woods Air Fuel Inc, Palmer, AL keeping c/r N50CM.

    2 January 1992

    Certificate of airworthiness for N50CM (DC3C-S1C3G, 13346) issued.

    July 1994

    At Kenai.

    July 1997


    Photographer: David A.Montgomery
    Notes: N50CM Douglas C-47A sits at Palmer Municipal Airport, Alaska, with freight doors wide open and ready to receive the fuel tanks which are about to be loaded. Registered to Woods Air Fuel Inc and will shortly have Woods Air Service titles applied

    16 July 1997

    To Woods Air Fuel Inc, Palmer, AK keeping c/r N50CM.

    2 May 2000


    Photographer: Peter M. Garwood
    Notes: At Palmer, Alaska

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N50CM (DC3C-S1C3G, 13346) issued.

    11 April 2005

    To Barton M. Tiernan, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N50CM.

    27 June 2005

    To Barton M. Tiernan, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N50CM.

    Based at Palmer Municipal Airport, Palmer, AK.
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    Withdrawn from use.

    14 June 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Palmer Municipal, Alaska

    26 January 2016

    To Priority Air Charter Llc, Kidron, OH with new c/r N566PT.

    Based at Preferred Airparts, Apple Creek, Kidron, OH.
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