Douglas, c/n 6011; Photographer: Antoine Ybert, Location: La Wantzenau, France, 2021
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Douglas, c/n 6011, C-47-DL

Manufacturer: Douglas Latest Type: C-47-DL
Construction Number: 6011 Year: 1942
Lastest Registration: I-LICE Former Registrations: 14-42 , I-LICE , I-VARO , MM61895
Airworthy: no ex. USAAF serial: 41-18650
Owner: Musée Militaire Park France,
https://www.mmpark.fr/
La Wantzenau, France 		Location of the Plane: Location La Wantzenau, France
Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Notes:

History

  • 1955: screenshot of the plane in the movie "Diamond Machine"
  • September, 1981: withdrawn from service
  • 1986: set aside at LIRG, Guidonia Air Base, Italy
  • September, 1998: photo at Guidonia Air Base, Italy
  • November, 1998: disassembled the wings; only the fuselage remains.
  • 2010: partially reassembled near Bergamo, Italy
  • May, 2020: acquired by the La Wantzenau military museum and transferred to France, near Strasbourg

References

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Photographer: Antoine Ybert
Antoine Ybert, 2021, License: All rights reserved.
Photographer: Antoine Ybert
Antoine Ybert, 2021, License: All rights reserved.
Photographer: Antoine Ybert
Antoine Ybert, 2021, License: All rights reserved.

last change: Dec 28, 2021

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