Douglas, c/n 16931; Photographer: Joanna Poe, Munith, Michigan, USA, Location: North Canton, Ohio, USA, 2018
License: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Douglas, c/n 16931 / 34189, C-47D

Manufacturer:	Douglas	Latest Type: Manufactured as:	C-47D C-47B-45-DK
Construction Number:	16931 / 34189	Year:	1945
Lastest Registration:	N54599	Former Registrations:	N54599 , N9853A
Nickname:	"Ruptured Duck"
Airworthy:	no	ex. USAAF serial:	45-928
Owner:	MAPS Air Museum, http://mapsairmuseum.org/ North Canton, Ohio, United States of America	Location of the Plane:	North Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Airport:	KCAK, CAK, Akron Canton Regional Airport in Akron, United States
Notes:	July, 1945: starting with the San Bernadino Air Material Center, Norton Army Air Field, California, USA February, 1946: 555th AAF Base October, 1946: 54th Reconnaissance (Long Range Weather) Squadron, where it was converted to a C-47D October, 1962: dropped from the USAF inventory and picked up by the Moroccan Air Force September: 1978: moved on to the private sector as it was purchased by Euroworld California, Inc. (later Vision Air International) May, 1984: acquired by the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC) of Chino, California, USA September, 1991: the aircraft moved to its present location at MAPS Air Museum for restoration, ending with D-Day colors information on the museum's website

Joanna Poe, Munith, Michigan, USA, 2018, License: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

last change: May 16, 2021