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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-3A
    Last Military Serial:42-56630 USAAF
    Construction Number:01997
    Last Civil Registration:N18121
    Latest Owner or Location:Blue Skies Air Llc, Portland, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    1937

    Constructed as a DC-3-201.
    Douglas DC-3-201 1997

    29 October 1937

    To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r NC18121.

    Converted to a C-49G.

    From 8 June 1942 to 24 June 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-56630.

    Converted to a DC-3A.
    By Leeward Aeronautical Service.

    July 1944

    To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r NC18121.

    9 June 1953

    Certificate of airworthiness for N18121 (DC3A, 1997) issued.

    December 1953

    To Trans Texas with new c/r N18121.

    31 October 1968

    To Tradewinds Airmotive, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N18121.

    21 April 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N18121 (DC3A, 1997) issued.

    1 March 1974

    To Provincetown Boston Airline Inc, Provincetown, MA with new c/r N136PB.

    8 October 1986


    Photographer: Larry Johnson Collection
    Notes: In MIA.

    17 March 1988


    Photographer: Larry Johnson Collection
    Notes: In MIA.

    17 September 1993

    To Irvine Robert J C, Vancouver, WA with new c/r N18121.

    1 March 2007


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: On display at the Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, WA. in its original Eastern Air Lines markings

    11 September 2007

    To Blue Skies Air Llc, Portland, OR/Aerometal International in Aurora, OR keeping c/r N18121.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N18121 (DC3A, 1997) issued.

    26 July 2010


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2010 Oshkosh

    Based at Pearson Air Museum, Pearson Airpark Airport, Vancouver, WA.
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    7 June 2015

    Now based at Aurora Airport, Oregon.

    23 June 2016


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: At Victoria BC - This DC-3 was built for Eastern Air Lines in 1937 and registered as NC18121. After serving with the military in WW-II and other operators it was restored in period EAL livery with Great Silver Fleet titles. As you can imagine there were some disappointed folk here when it turned up like this.

    6 November 2017

    To Blue Skies Air Llc, Portland, OR keeping c/r N18121.

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford D-Day Show

    5 June 2019


    Photographer: David Blaker
    Notes: Photographed at Daks over Duxford Display UK, departing for Normandy France. Now marked with USAAF registration and star.


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