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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:43-1967 USAAF
    Construction Number:04992
    Last Civil Registration:XA-JOI
    Latest Owner or Location:Hacienda Santa Martha, San Sebastian Etla, Oaxaca

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    Event

    Constructed as a DC-3-454.

    Civil registration NC14282 {2} reserved but not taken up.

    By 4 November 1944

    To Transcontinental and Western Air-TWA with c/r NC28310 {2} (Douglas DC-3-454, 4992).

    4 November 1944

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 24 fatalities. There were 13,167 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed San Francisco Municipal Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America and was destined for Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA (BUR/KBUR), United States of America. The accident occurred at near Hanford, CA (United States of America) while en route. Narrative: Flight 8 took off at 16:00, one hour behind schedule, and proceeded according to plan to a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet for Burbank on an instrument clearance...

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-1967 as a C-49J.

    By 26 September 1945

    To Transcontinental and Western Air-TWA with c/r NC19939 (Douglas C-49J (DC-3-454), 4992).

    26 September 1945

    Crashed.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. There were 8,000 hours on the airframe at the time. The cargo flight departed Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW), United States of America and was destined for Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO (MKC/KMKC), United States of America. The accident occurred at 11 km (6. 9 mls) SW Chicago-Municipal Airport, IL (United States of America) while en route. The airframe was repaired. Narrative: TWA Flight 47 departed Chicago at 13:12. The DC-3 had just reached it is assigned 2000 feet altitude when it collided with a Boeing A75N1 training aircraft (NC51445)...

    To unknown owner with c/r N75B.

    To unknown owner with c/r N85K.

    Converted to a DC-3A.

    To unknown owner with c/r N85K.

    To unknown owner with c/r N31113.

    To unknown owner with c/r N85WE (DC3A, 4992).

    To unknown owner with c/r XA-JOI.

    Withdrawn from use.

    To Hacienda Santa Martha, San Sebastian Etla, Oaxaca.
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