Douglas, c/n 20197; Photographer: Alan Wilson, Location: Caen, France, 2019
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Douglas, c/n 20197, DC-3

Manufacturer: Douglas Latest Type: DC-3
Construction Number: 20197 Year: 1944
Lastest Registration: NC24320 Former Registrations: NC24320
Nickname: "Miss Montana"
Airworthy: Airworthy yes ex. USAAF serial: 43-15731
Owner: Museum of Mountain Flying
https://www.museumofmountainflying.org/
Location of the Plane: Location Missoula, Montana, United States of America
Airport: Location KMSO, MSO, Missoula International Airport in Missoula, Montana, USA
Notes:
  • Operated by Johnson Flying Services after 1946.
  • Joined Evergreen International in 1977.
  • Sold to Basler Flight Service in 1979.
  • Sold to McNeely Charter Service Inc, West Memphis, USA in 1998.
  • Took part in "Daks over Normandy", 2019.

Literature:

  • Douglass, Bryan. Every Reason to Fail: The Unlikely Story of Miss Montana and the D-Day Squadron: Outskirts Press, 2020.

last change: May 24, 2021

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