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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-50-DO
    Last Military Serial:41-7697 USAAF
    Construction Number:04119
    Last Civil Registration:XW-TFI
    Latest Owner or Location:Khemara Air

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DC-3-277D.

    Civil registration NC33656 {1} reserved but not taken up.

    Converted to a C-50-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    24 July 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-7697.

    20 October 1942

    Transferred to To 5th Air Force, Australia.
    Used callsign VHCDK.

    1943


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield

    1944


    Photographer: David Vincent
    Notes: At Townsville

    16 May 1944

    To Australian National Airlines with c/r VH-CDK.

    30 May 1944

    To Guinea Airways.

    22 May 1946

    To Guinea Airways with c/r VH-ANI.

    18 July 1946

    To Guinea Airways.

    14 June 1955

    To New Zealand National Airways Corp with c/r ZK-BKE.

    21 March 1968

    To Lao Airlines with c/r XW-TDD.

    By 15 December 1974

    To Lanexang Airlines with c/r XW-TFI (Douglas C-50-DO (DC-3), 4119).

    Operated by Khemara Air.

    15 December 1974

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off at Takeo, Laos.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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