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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:CC-129 Dakota
    Last Military Serial:12924 CAF
    Construction Number:12490
    Latest Owner or Location:CFB Petawawa Military Museums - Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, CFB Petawawa, Petawawa, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-47A-10-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    10 February 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-92664.

    29 February 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KG455.
    At RAF Montreal.

    24 March 1944

    Transferred to 233 Squadron RAF in the UK.

    20 July 1946

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n KG455.

    1970

    Noted flying in the UK - Gatwick and Prestwick.

    14 May 1970


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: Parked outside Scottish Aviation at Prestwick, Scotland

    From 26 June 1970 to 6 April 1982

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 12924 as a CC-129.

    To CFB Petawawa Military Museums-Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, CFB Petawawa, Petawawa, ON.
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    Markings Applied: KG455

    Placed on at Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, Petawawa, Ont., in camouflage.

    13 August 2007


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: This photo was taken at CFB Petawawa in the summer of 2007.

    13 August 2007


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden
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     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
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