Manufacturer: |
Douglas |
Latest Type:
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C-53-DO
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Construction Number:
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4828
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Year: |
1941 |
Lastest Registration: |
N65371 |
Former Registrations: |
LN-KLV
, N65371
, NC34989
, OH-VKA
, OY-DCA
, OY-KLE |
Airworthy: |
no |
ex. USAAF serial: |
41-20058 |
Owner: |
Flughafen München „Franz Josef Strauß“ https://www.munich-airport.de/
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Location of the Plane: |
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Airport: |
EDDM, MUC, Flughafen München „Franz Josef Strauß“ in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Notes: |
- joined the US Army Air Force in November 3, 1941,
- conveted to a C-53B on February 27, 1942,
- was placed on the roof of the terminal building of Frankfurt-Rhein Main International Airport from 1976 to ca. 1990,
- Today painted in Swiss Air colours and markings with a false HB-IRN registration.
- near the spectators mound at the Munich airport, Germany.
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