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42-100646

C-47 Skytrain

  • Personnel prepare to board a C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz. Image via John Quincy.

    Personnel prepare to board a C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz. Image via John Quincy.

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  • A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group, takes off from Nordholz. Image via Stan Wyglendowski.

    A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group, takes off from Nordholz. Image via Stan Wyglendowski.

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Assigned to 47TCS, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. Chalk #67 Serial 12 D-Day carrying members of 2nd btn, 506th PIR.

Post war: Aircraft sold to to Finnair 26-Oct-46 as OH-LCB; to Finnish AF 1963 as DO-7. Sold 1983 to Dutch Dakota Association as PH-DDA. Crashed into North Sea 25-Sep-96 with loss of all six crew and 26 passengers.

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Nicknames
Not yet known
Production block number
C-47A-70-DL
Manufacturer
Douglas
Markings and paint scheme/livery

N3-E

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
17 September 2017 17:57:42 Al_Skiff Changes to production block number, manufacturer, description, unit associations and media associations
Sources

Roger Freeman Photo.
http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/drop_serie_12.htm
Date Contributor Update
29 May 2015 16:48:53 rossingtonj Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, markings, unit associations and media associations
Sources

Created entry for aircraft in FRE7072

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