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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-117D
    Last Military Serial:1632 FAC
    Construction Number:10020
    Last Civil Registration:N34AH
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-117D sn 1632 FAC cn 10020...
    Latest Owner or Location:Gary Abrams

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-50-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-24158.

    Converted to a R4D-8.
    New construction number, 43360, assigned to the airframe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39070.

    Redesignated as C-117D.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Colombiana with s/n 1632.

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number 6C027.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4458H.

    To unknown owner with c/r N34AH.

    24 February 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for N34AH (SUPER R4D-8, 43360) issued.

    1 January 1987


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: I shot this in TMB.

    1989

    Impounded for running drugs in the late 1980s.

    15 June 1989

    To unknown owner with c/r N34AH.

    27 February 1993

    To Fullair Aircraft Services Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N34AH.

    18 July 2005

    To Classic Air Transport Inc, Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N34AH.

    Based at Benson Municipal Airport, Tucson, AZ.
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    18 February 2012


    Photographer: Axel Klegien
    Notes: N34AH Douglas C-117 Super DC-3 at Benson, Arizona

    22 June 2017

    To Gary Abrams.
    Sale reported to Gary Abrams.

    October 2017


    Photographer: Ruud Leeuw
    Notes: Still at Benson, Arizona

    30 May 2018

    To unknown owner with c/r N34AH.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Tucson, AZ.

    3 May 2025


    Photographer: Peter Bakema
    Notes: seen at Benson Municpal
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
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