Photographer: Johnny Comstedt
Douglas, c/n 6315; Photographer: Johnny Comstedt, Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 2017
License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Douglas, c/n 6315, C-49J

Manufacturer: Douglas Latest Type:
Manufactured as: 		C-49J
DC-3-454
Construction Number: 6315 Year: 1944
Lastest Registration: N87745 Former Registrations: N2988 , N2989 , N412P , N41N , N87745 , NC30083 , XC-FAB
Nickname: "Southern Cross"
Airworthy: Airworthy yes ex. USAAF serial: 43-1975
Owner: Vintage Flying Museum
http://www.vintageflyingmuseum.org/ 		Location of the Plane: Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
Airport: Location KFTW, FTW, Fort Worth Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Engines: Wright R-1820-76D
Notes:
  • painted "43-6315" on one side, "431975" on the other side, "T9" on both sides. (The "41-6315" was in fact a P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolt.)
  • video of a flight in the plane on Youtube
  • a photo album on Flickr by Mouser Williams

last change: May 24, 2021

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