Douglas, c/n 15055; Photographer: Alan Wilson, Location: Balcome, West Sussex, United Kingdom, 2020
License: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Douglas, c/n 15055 / 26501, C-47A

Manufacturer:	Douglas	Latest Type: Manufactured as:	C-47A C-47A
Construction Number:	15055 / 26501	Year:	1942
Lastest Registration:	OO-SMA	Former Registrations:	OO-SMA
Nickname:	"Lilly Bell II"
Airworthy:	no	ex. USAAF serial:	43-49240
Owner:	Wings World War Two Rememberance Museum https://www.wingsmuseum.co.uk/	Location of the Plane:	Balcome, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Notes:	The nose is from C-47A-65-DL, USAF serial 42-100611, c/n 19074. It was last registered in France as F-GEFU, although she also saw military service in Senegal as 6W-SAF. The fuselage and tail are from C-47B-10-DK, USAF serial 43-49240. She is c/n 26501 / 15055 and later saw Belgian Air Force service as "K-1 / OT-CWA". She last flew as OO-SMA. It is painted as "Lilly Belle II", which was lost in 1944. A photo of the fuselage taken in 2006 can be found on Flickr.

Alan Wilson, 2020, License: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

last change: May 24, 2021