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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-47B-5-DK
    Last Military Serial:016 IDF
    Construction Number:14424
    Last Civil Registration:N47SJ
    Latest Owner or Location:Gooney Bird Group Inc, Templeton, CA

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    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-5-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 25869, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-48608.

    To unknown owner with c/r OT-CWF.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n K11 and operated with these markings: OT-CWF.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 348608.

    To unknown owner with c/r F-RAMB {4}.
    The Armee de lAir used this civil registration as a call sign.

    To unknown owner with c/r F-RAOO {2}.
    The Armee de lAir used this civil registration as a call sign.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Israeli Defense Force with s/n 016.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Israeli Defense Force with s/n 016 and operated with these markings: 4X-FNN.

    9 September 1999

    To Global Aircraft Industries of Arizona L, Phoenix, AZ with new c/r N47SJ.

    21 June 2007


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: Ex-Israeli Air Force, N47SJ - the left hand one in this shot of the three that sat at Villeneuve for many years.

    19 July 2007

    To Gooney Bird Group Inc, Paso Robles, CA keeping c/r N47SJ.

    22 July 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX47SJ (C-47, 43-48608) issued.

    3 November 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N47SJ (DC3C-R, 43-48608) issued.

    Based at Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles Municipal Airport, Paso Robles, CA.
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    27 July 2010


    Photographer: Todd Royer

    2 May 2011

    To Gooney Bird Group Inc, Templeton, CA keeping c/r N47SJ.

    22 March 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Estrella Warbird Museum in Paso Robles, California.

    22 March 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Estrella Warbird Museum in Paso Robles, California.

    30 April 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California.

    8 July 2017


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Nevada County Air Fest at Grass Valley, CA.

    June 2019


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: At Duxford, UK

    4 June 2019


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

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    13 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.


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

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    AMCAR
    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

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    Mike Henniger
    Laurent Heyligen

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