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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-3A
    Last Military Serial:42-68766 USAAF
    Construction Number:11693
    Last Civil Registration:N7500A
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-3A sn 42-68766 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Howe Bros, Shell Creek Airpark, Punta Gorda, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-53D-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    30 April 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-68766.

    Converted to a DC-3A.

    31 August 1949

    To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r NC45332.

    24 March 1952

    To L. B. Smith Aircraft Corporation keeping c/r NC45332.

    To Ramapo Foundry and Steel Work with new c/r N777K {2}.

    Circa May 1956

    To Triangle Construction Company with new c/r N7500A.

    22 May 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7500A (DC3, 11693) issued.

    To Hecht Construction Company, Syracuse, NY keeping c/r N7500A.

    1966

    To Patterson McCarty Leasing Company keeping c/r N7500A.

    1972

    To ICX Avn Inc keeping c/r N7500A.

    1974

    To Mercer AIL keeping c/r N7500A.

    June 1977

    To Pacific American AIL keeping c/r N7500A.

    November 1977

    To John Travolta keeping c/r N7500A.

    1979

    To Travel Air, Beverly Hills, CA keeping c/r N7500A.

    16 March 1980

    To M K Wilson keeping c/r N7500A.

    6 June 1986


    Photographer: Peter B Lewis
    Notes: At Abbotsford BC

    13 May 1991

    To Aarvik Britt DBA Airway Transport, Gainesville, TX keeping c/r N7500A.

    To Opa Locka Airport, Opa Locka, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    2002


    Photographer: Mark Fidler
    Notes: At Opa Locka

    14 January 2002

    To Swain Jeff, Miramar, FL keeping c/r N7500A.

    24 October 2005

    Written off.
    Damaged in hurricane Wilma at Opa Locka, FL.

    By 24 October 2005

    To J. Swain with new c/r N7500A.

    24 October 2005

    Crashed.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. The event occurred at Opa-Locka Airport, FL (OPF) (United States of America) while standing. The airframe was damaged beyond repair. Narrative: Sustained substantial damage during Hurricane Wilma. The tail fin was ripped off and the DC-3 sustained damage to the nose and right hand wing tip.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    To Howe Bros, Shell Creek Airpark, Punta Gorda, FL.
    Only the fuselage survives here.
    View the Location Dossier

    25 April 2008


    Photographer: Michael Jones

    25 April 2008


    Photographer: Michael Jones

    25 April 2008


    Photographer: Michael Jones

    18 December 2014

    Civil registration, N7500A, cancelled.

    10 May 2017


    Photographer: Alec Wilson
    Notes: Fuselage section of Douglas DC-3-C53D DO at Punta Gorda-Shell Creek Airpark,Fl.,U.S.A.,


    Photographer: Mark Fidler
    Notes: At OpaLocka airport
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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    Mike Henniger
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