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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-90-DL
    Last Military Serial:43-15935 USAAF
    Construction Number:20401
    Last Civil Registration:N33VW
    Latest Owner or Location:Hangar 360 Aircraft Services Llc, Bolton, MS

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-47A-90-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    29 May 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-15935.

    16 June 1944

    Transferred to 7th Air Force, Oahu, HI.

    Circa 1945

    Transferred to 7th Air Force, Manila, Philippines.

    By 24 April 1946

    Transferred to Headquarters, 20th Air Force, Northwest Field, Guam.

    29 November 1946

    Declared surplus.

    28 February 1947

    To Silver City Airways, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia with new c/r VH-BHC.

    17 December 1948

    To The Zinc Corporation, London.

    30 December 1948

    Assigned civil registration: G-ALFO

    To Indamer Corp, New York, NY with new c/r N94529.

    22 December 1950

    To Standard Industries Corp keeping c/r N94529.

    October 1951

    To Esso Shipping Co, Inc, NY with new c/r N300A {2}.

    November 1953

    To Butterworth System, Inc keeping c/r N300A {2}.

    12 April 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N300A {2} (DC3C-S1C3G, 20401) issued.

    24 October 1961

    To Standard Industries Inc, Tulsa, OK with new c/r N700E {2}.

    1964

    To Saint. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co., Saint Louis, MO keeping c/r N700E {2}.

    March 1970

    To Diamondhead Properties Inc, Saint Louis, MO keeping c/r N700E {2}.

    Circa June 1970

    Assigned civil registration: N20DH

    3 April 1972

    To Metropolitan Mooney, Teterboro, NJ keeping c/r N20DH.

    May 1972

    To J. C. Bowman, Greenvile, SC keeping c/r N20DH.

    July 1972

    Assigned civil registration: N3BA {2}

    Circa 1974

    To Inor Corporation keeping c/r N3BA {2}.

    January 1975

    To Bo-S-Aire Corporation keeping c/r N3BA {2}.

    1976

    To R. C. Schnabel, Greenville, SC keeping c/r N3BA {2}.

    1978

    Leased to Bo-S-Aire Corp.

    21 April 1979

    Returned from lease.

    21 April 1979

    To R. C. Schnabel, Greenville, SC with new c/r N890P.

    18 May 1979

    To Skyway Aviation Inc, Fort Leonard Wood, MO keeping c/r N890P.

    19 June 1980

    To Skyway Aviation of Texas, Brownsville, TX keeping c/r N890P.

    October 1980

    To Air Americana keeping c/r N890P.

    28 January 1981

    To Compadre Markets Inc, Corpus Christi, TX keeping c/r N890P.

    18 June 1986

    To Southwind Aviation, Inc, Los Fresnos, TX keeping c/r N890P.

    13 February 1990

    To Avlease Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N890P.

    24 June 1990


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    2 July 1990

    To Robert Burwell, West Chicago, IL keeping c/r N890P.

    August 1990

    Assigned civil registration: N12RB

    19 March 1991


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35 mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    11 August 1991


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35 mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    Circa August 1992

    To Dakota Aircraft Inc, Orlando, FL keeping c/r N12RB.
    Aircraft remained in West Chicago.

    31 December 1992

    To Viking Express, West Chicago, IL keeping c/r N12RB.

    Circa February 1993


    Photographer: Rick Rohrer

    July 1993

    To Bransons Vintage Air Tours Eve Amelia keeping c/r N12RB.
    Markings added: Amelia

    Operated by Vintage Airways, Lafayette, LA.

    19 October 1994


    Photographer: Paul J. Hooper
    Notes: Photographed at Kissimmee, FL


    Photographer: Fred Sonders

    September 1997

    Withdrawn from use.
    At Orlando, FL; owner died.

    12 November 1997

    To Vintage Wings and Things Llc, Carencro, LA keeping c/r N12RB.

    25 June 1998

    Assigned civil registration: N33VW

    April 1999


    Photographer: Mark Kennedy
    Notes: Douglas DC-3 N33VW (Vintage Wings) at Spirit Of Flight Airshow, Scholes Field, Galveston, Tx. April 1999.

    12 June 2001

    To Cavanaugh Collection Inc, Addison, TX, keeping c/r N33VW.

    19 February 2003

    To Cavanaugh Air Museum, Addison, TX keeping c/r N33VW.
    Markings added: 31595/CS

    29 January 2009

    To Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX keeping c/r N33VW.

    Based at Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
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    Markings Applied: C8

    1 May 2009


    Photographer: Jay Curtiss

    29 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2011

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for N33VW (DC3C-S1C3G, 20401) issued.

    11 March 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N33VW.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Bolton, MS.

    5 April 2022


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Mr. C - Its Tuesday on N33VW at Lakeland, FL

    5 April 2022


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N33VW at Sun n Fun 2022, Lakeland, FL

    24 September 2022


    Photographer: David

    19 October 2022

    To Hangar 360 Aircraft Services Llc, Bolton, MS keeping c/r N33VW.

    27 July 2023


    Photographer: David Rickwood
    Notes: Seen during EAA2023 at Oshkosh


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Douglas DC-3 Survivors, Volume Two by Arthur Pearcy

    Internet Sources
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    AMCAR
    Aviation Archaeology
    Aviation in Malta
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher

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