Douglas, c/n 4666; Photographer: Matthias Fuchs, Location: Memmingen, Germany, 2021
License: All rights reserved.

Douglas, c/n 4666, DC-3C

Manufacturer: Douglas Latest Type: DC-3C
Construction Number: 4666 Year: 1941
Lastest Registration: HB-ISB Former Registrations: C-FTAS , CF-CPW , CF-TAS , HB-ISB
Nickname: "Brösmeli"
Airworthy: no ex. USAAF serial: 41-18542
Owner: Global Jet Trading Ltd.,
Triesen, Liechtenstein
Location of the Plane: Location Memmingen, Bavaria, Germany
Airport: Location EDJA, FMM, Memmingen Allgau Airport in Memmingen, Germany
Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Notes:

History

  • August 28, 1942: delivered to the US Army Air Force as 41-18542
  • July 9, 1943: military service in Oran, Algeria
  • November 8, 1945: back in the USA with the "Reconstruction Finance Corporation"
  • December 7, 1945: sold to the "Canadian Pacific" with the registration CF-CPW, conversion to a DC-3C
  • August 29, 1957: sold to "Air Trans Ltd", new registration: CF-TAS
  • July 20, 1972: sold to J.M. Leblanc and P.P. Gauthier from Quebec, Canada
  • 1974: sold to "Air Caravane", Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • 1980: sold to "Ladouc Air", Dorval, Quebec, Canada
  • June, 1981: sold to "Charpal Charters Inc."
  • October, 1985: bought by "Classic Air", Switzerland
  • 2013: photo in Memmingen, Germany
  • 2019: photo in Memmingen, Germany

Literature

  • Bürgi, Hansjörg. Eine Idee hebt ab: die Erfolgsstory der Classic Air mit ihren DC-3. M: Ringier, 1995.

Gallery

Photographer: Aero Icarus
Aero Icarus, 1998, License: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Photographer: Matthias Fuchs
Matthias Fuchs, 2021, License: All rights reserved.
Photographer: Matthias Fuchs
Matthias Fuchs, 2021, License: All rights reserved.

last change: May 28, 2021

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