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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-20-DK
Last Military Serial:	42-93251 USAAF
Construction Number:	13142
Last Civil Registration:	F-BLOZ
Latest Owner or Location:	La Ferte-Alais, Essonne

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Dates		Event
		Constructed as a C-47A-20-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
From 27 April 1944 to 5 November 1945		Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-93251.
13 December 1946		To SGACC with new c/r F-BAXG.
28 December 1947		To Air France keeping c/r F-BAXG.
November 1950		To Air Atlas keeping c/r F-BAXG.
27 April 1953		To Air France keeping c/r F-BAXG.
From May 1964 to 1981		To Centre National D Etudes Des Telecommunications with new c/r F-SEBD.
		To Salis Collection with new c/r F-BLOZ.
		To La Ferte-Alais, Essonne. View the Location Dossier
		Markings Applied: 13142
14 June 1986		Photographer: Lewis Grant Notes: At La Ferte Alais, Paris
June 1994		Permanently withdrawn from use.
From 1996 to 2004		Was painted as 43-15101, which was lost during Normandy landings Jun 6, 1944.
26 May 2012		Photographer: Alexander Todt Notes: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (F-BLOZ - c/n 13142), Static Display, La Ferte-Alais Airfield (LFFQ) Air Show 2012
18 May 2013		Photographer: Terry Fletcher Notes: 2013 at La Ferte Alais, Paris France
18 May 2013		Photographer: Terry Fletcher Notes: 2013 at La Ferte Alais, Paris France

		This airframe dossier is based on unreviewed imported data. If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.

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