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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-50-DK
    Last Military Serial:45-1061 USAAF
    Construction Number:17064
    Last Civil Registration:HK-1503
    Latest Owner or Location:Aerovanguardia

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    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-50-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 34331, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-1061.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC54336.

    To unknown owner with c/r C-1503X.

    To unknown owner with c/r C-1503E.

    To unknown owner with c/r HK-1503E.

    To unknown owner with c/r HK-1503P.

    To unknown owner with c/r HK-1503W.

    To unknown owner with c/r HK-1503.

    By 18 May 1982

    To Taxi Aereo del Guaviare with c/r HK-1503 (Douglas DC-3C, 34331/17064).

    18 May 1982

    Involved in an incident.
    Summary: The airframe was not damaged. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Miraflores Airport (MFS/SKMF), Colombia and was destined for Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia. The hijacking occurred at Villavicencio Airport (VVC) (Colombia) while en route. Narrative: While airborne a hijacker entered the cockpit and brandishing a knife demanded to be flown to Cuba. He claimed there were several bombs aboard which he could detonate at will. The co-pilot struggled with the hijacker and was wounded in the process...

    15 October 2004

    Crashed.
    There were three fatalities. The accident occurred at Medellin, Colombia. The airframe was destroyed. The foreign authority was the source of this information. On October 15, 2004, about 0746 Atlantic standard time, a Douglas DC-3C, HK-1503, of Colombian registration and operated by Aerovanguardia, as an air cargo flight, crashed during approach to Medellin-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, Medellin, Colombia...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 15 October 2004

    To Aerovanguardia with c/r HK-1503 (Douglas DC-3C, 34331/17064).

    15 October 2004

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were three fatalities. The cargo flight departed Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia and was destined for Rionegro/Medellin-Jose Maria Cordova Airport (MDE/SKRG), Colombia. The accident occurred at near Medellin (Colombia) while on approach. Narrative: Douglas DC-3 HK-1503 departed Villavicencio at 06:30 in the morning for a cargo flight to Medellin-Jose Maria Cordova Airport. At 07:35 the air traffic controller radioed that weather conditions at the airport were poor due to fog...

    Written off.


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