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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-47A-15-DK
    Last Military Serial:42-92869 USAAF
    Construction Number:12717
    Last Civil Registration:N164J
    Latest Owner or Location:International Services Corp, Oakland, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-47A-15-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-92869.

    To American Automotive with c/r N3579C.

    1954

    To Piedmont with c/r N53V {1}.

    14 February 1963

    To Ozark Airlines with c/r N164J (DC3C-S1C3G, 12717).

    17 August 1968


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1968 photo at Winnipeg - Avion Airways was based at Houston/TX so this and sister ship N142D behind (crashed the following March) are likely on a fishing charter up north. N164J is one of the thousands built during WW-II, but N142D is interesting in that it was built for Swissair in 1937 as HB-IRI.

    26 September 1974

    To International Services Corp, Oakland, CA.

    20 November 1975

    Civil registration, N164J, cancelled.
    Cancelled.

    To unknown owner with c/r N164J.


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