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DC-3 History |
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Friends
of the
DC-3 was involved in helping with the restoration of this aircraft when
it was with Cherkley Aviation Delivered to USAF as 42-24211 Allocated to the 9th Air Force, 82nd Airbourne, 313th Troop Carrier Group based at Folkingham UK July 1943 Flown in Opertion "Husky" the invasion of Sicily September 1943 Flown in the Invasion of Mainland Italy June 1944 Flown in D-Day to drop the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment at DZ "N" Picauville "Mission Boston" 2nd June 1948 Registered F-BEFA Algerienne De Transports Aeriens 27th March 1950 Transfered to Aigle Azur Maroc 14th April 1951 Transfered to Air Atlas June 1957 Transfered to Royal Air Maroc as CN-CCL April 1968 Sold to Moroccan AF as 20669 with call sign CN-ALM April 1978 Registered N9842A July 1978 Registered N54607 to Visionair International Transfered to Keenair at Liverpool 3rd August 1988 De-Registered by FAA 2nd Febuary 1989 Registered G-BPMP to Cherkley Aviation Limited at Coventry, It was owned by Lord Beaverbrook from around 1989 - 1991. Unfortunately the Gulf War meant that Kuwait Oil (who were sponsoring the restoration project) had its assets frozen and therefore money dried up. 22nd December 1992 The aircraft and a very large number of spares were "acquired" by Air Atlantique However, serious corrosion was discovered, so they ended up reducing it to spares with the wings goin to the US 7th April 1995 The aircraft was then broken up by Parkhouse Aviation, The nose section was retained 18th April 1995 The aircraft was officially declared wfu November 1997 Nose sold to Luchtvaart Hobby Shop in Aalmeerderbrug Netherlands |
N54607
Prestwick April 1980 (Photo courtesy of Dave Jones) |
N54607
Blackbushe April 1982  (Photo courtesy of Fergal Goodman) |
N54607
Liverpool in the 80's  (Photo courtesy of Dave Graham) |
N54607
Liverpool (Photos Friends of the DC-3) |
N54607
Liverpool in the 80's  (Photo courtesy of Dave's Eighties Aircraft Photographs @ fotopic.net) |
N54607
Liverpool in the 80's  (Photo courtesy of Dave Graham) |
N54607 Liverpool June 1988 (Photo courtesy of Peter Bish |
G-BPMP Coventry 1989 (Photo Friends of the DC-3) |
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G-BPMP
Luchtvaart Hobby Shop (Photo courtesy of Luchtvaart Hobby Shop) |
