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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-1-DL
    Last Military Serial:43-16399 USAAF
    Construction Number:20865
    Last Civil Registration:N780T
    Latest Owner or Location:Restaurant los Aviones, Barranquitas, Barranquitas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-1-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-16399.

    17 September 1948

    To ETAT/Secretariat General A L Aviation Civile ET Commerciale/SGACC with new c/r F-BEIF.

    2 August 1974

    To Ministere Des Relations Exterieures Cooperation ET Developement keeping c/r F-BEIF.

    To Air Haiti with new c/r HH-CN2.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Port-au-Prince

    1976

    To Air Haiti Inter with new c/r HH-CND.

    By 1981

    To GMD Air with new c/r N80617.

    January 1987


    Photographer: Urs Baettig
    Notes: At Aeropuerto International de Isla Verde, San Juan, PR

    27 October 1987

    Involved in an incident.
    The incident occurred at the Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX) ST CROIX while on appoach. Paa flight was on visual approach and in contact with approach control who informed flight of two aircraft ahead also on visual apch. The controller offered vectors to clear traffic. Paa flight elected on continue current heading. The two preceding aircraft were on tower frequency giving position advisories for the tower was closed. The paa flight elected to stay on approach control for asr assist...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 June 1990

    To Tol-Air Services Inc San Juan PR with new c/r N780T.

    8 February 1999

    To MBD Corp, San Juan, PR keeping c/r N780T.

    November 2004


    Photographer: Ian Atkinson
    Notes: Tol- Air C-47 at St Maarten Nov 2004

    By 2011

    Based at Restaurant los Aviones, Barranquitas, Barranquitas.
    View the Location Dossier

    2011


    Photographer: thedoggiehousepr.blogspot.com

    24 January 2018

    Civil registration, N780T, cancelled.
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