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1944 |
Constructed as a C-47B-15-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. |
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1944 |
New construction number, 26718, assigned to the airframe. |
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26 November 1944 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-49457. |
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26 November 1944 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 50814 as a R4D-6. |
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26 November 1944 |
Transferred to NAS Seattle, WA. |
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September 1945 |
Transferred to Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit--Pacific. |
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February 1948 |
Transferred to NAS San Diego, CA. |
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August 1948 |
Transferred to Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit--Pacific. |
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Converted to a R4D-6Q. |
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18 September 1962 |
Redesignated as C-47J. |
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By 1969 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 50814. |
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Converted to an EC-47J. |
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April 1969 |
Transferred to U. S. Army Electronics Command, Lakehurst, NJ. |
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May 1970 |
Converted to a C-47J. |
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May 1970 |
Transferred to John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, NC. |
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March 1971 |
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30 September 1975 |
To North Carolina Forest Service, Raleigh, NC with new c/r N48211 (C-47J, 50814). |
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22 March 1999 |
To Southern Museum of Flight Foundation In, Birmingham, AL keeping c/r N48211. |
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Based at Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, AL. |
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8 November 2007 |
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13 December 2012 |
Civil registration, N48211, cancelled. |
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30 May 2014 |
Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials 1909 to 1979 by John M. Andrade U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden Internet Sources Air Classics Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List AMCAR Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Glenn Chatfield Charles Davis Mike Henniger |
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