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Constructed as a C-47B-15-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. |
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Circa 1943 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-49308. |
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New construction number, 26569, assigned to the airframe. |
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24 November 1944 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KK116. |
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By 15 January 1945 |
Transferred to 435 Squadron RCAF, Burma. |
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15 January 1945 |
First operational flight with RCAF 435 squadron in Burma. |
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8 March 1952 |
To Starways Ltd with new c/r G-AMPY. |
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13 December 1957 |
To Air Jordan with new c/r JY-ABE. |
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3 January 1964 |
To Avn Overhauls Ltd with new c/r G-AMPY. |
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30 January 1964 |
To Icelandair with new c/r TF-FIO. |
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3 August 1965 |
To Avn Overhauls Ltd with new c/r G-AMPY. |
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1 August 1968 |
To Avn Enterprises Inc with new c/r N15751. |
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21 November 1968 |
To Aviation Enterprises Inc, Cedarburg, WI with new c/r N15751. |
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6 February 1970 |
Civil registration, N15751, cancelled. |
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5 November 1970 |
To Jersey European with new c/r G-AMPY. |
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12 May 1976 |
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13 May 1976 |
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1981 |
To Clyden Airways with new c/r EI-BKJ. |
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From 15 February 1982 to 15 March 2000 |
To Air Atlantique with new c/r G-AMPY. |
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19 August 1983 |
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1986 |
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6 August 1986 |
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18 July 1987 |
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1997 |
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From 15 March 2000 to 13 July 2007 |
To RVL Aviation Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPY. |
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13 July 2007 |
To Air Atlantique Ltd, Dakota House, Coventry Airport West, Baginton, Coventry keeping c/r G-AMPY. |
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Placed on display with Airbase, Coventry Baginton Airport, Baginton, Warwickshire/Warks, England. |
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2 November 2011 |
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19 October 2015 |
To RVL Aviation Ltd, Castle Donington, Derby keeping c/r G-AMPY. |
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14 June 2022 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N435DK. |
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21 December 2022 |
To Terence Beezhold, Lake Stevens, WA with new c/r N435DK. |
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24 February 2023 |
Certificate of airworthiness for N435DK (DC3, 26569) issued. |
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30 June 2024 |
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Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources DC-1, DC-2, DC-3 The First Seventy Years (ISBN 0-85130-332-3) by Jennifer Gradidge Internet Sources Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America Individual Contributors John Bennett Terry Fletcher Robert Schilling |
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