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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:C-117D
    Last Military Serial:17182 USN
    Construction Number:12879
    Last Civil Registration:N9796N
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-117D sn 17182 USN cn 1287...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fourrier Foundation Inc, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a R4D-8.

    New construction number, 43375, assigned to the airframe.

    4 April 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 17182.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as C-117D.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 17182.

    From February 1977 to May 1982

    Withdrawn from use.
    And stored at Davis Monthan AZ.

    Civil registration N3269H reserved but not taken up.

    From Circa May 1982 to 16 December 1985

    To Air-Dale Flying Service Ltd, Ontario, Canada with new c/r C-FLED.

    1985

    To Great Northern Freight, Sault Ste Marie, Canada keeping c/r C-FLED.

    June 1986


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1986 photo at Sault Ste. Marie, ON - whilst operated by Air-Dale Flying Service

    December 1989

    To Equator Traders of Pohnpei with new c/r N9796N.

    Civil registration N9796N reserved but not taken up.
    For Soriano Air Cargo of Philippines.

    18 July 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9796N (R4D-8, 43375) issued.

    1992

    To Genavco Air Cargo, HI keeping c/r N9796N.

    9 June 1992

    To Segaran Raja, Maile, HA keeping c/r N9796N.

    10 May 2004

    To Kamaka Air Inc, Honolulu, HI keeping c/r N9796N.

    10 August 2011


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This ex US Navy C-117D, Super Dak flies on in Hawaii as N9796N.

    Based at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Honolulu International Airport (South Side), Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
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    22 May 2019

    To Fourrier Foundation Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N9796N.
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