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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-DK
    Last Military Serial:6880 {2} SAAF
    Construction Number:14101
    Last Civil Registration:HK-5016
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47B-1-DK sn 6880 SAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:ALIANSA Colombia

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    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-1-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    31 July 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-48285.

    New construction number, 25546, assigned to the airframe.

    5 September 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 348285.

    Circa 1951

    Used callsign F-RAML.

    Circa 1954

    Used callsign F-RBFI.

    Circa 1955

    To unknown owner.
    Used callsign F-RAMB {2}.

    Circa 1959

    To unknown owner.
    Used callsign F-SCHN.

    Circa 1964

    To unknown owner.
    Used callsign F-SCIN.

    1971

    To unknown owner with c/r F-BTDE.
    Stored at Chateaudun.

    27 December 1972

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Yugoslav Air Force with s/n 71254.

    2 August 1979

    To Air Traffic Education Center, OCZS, Zagreb with new c/r YU-ABV {1}.

    5 November 1979

    To Atlas Aircraft Corp, Miami, FL with new c/r N8071Y.

    12 April 1980

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 6880 {2}.

    2 October 1980

    Civil registration, N8071Y, cancelled.
    Exported to Germany.

    14 April 2000

    To Dodson International Parts Inc, Rantoul, KS with new c/r N330RD (DC3, 25546).

    December 2000

    To Kivu Air, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo with new c/r 9U-BHL.

    2001

    To Dodson International Parts SA, Wonderboom, South Africa with new c/r ZS-OJM.

    1 September 2003

    To Comite International de la Croix-Rouge (Red Cross) keeping c/r ZS-OJM.

    20 January 2009

    Civil registration, N330RD, cancelled.
    Exported to South Africa.

    11 April 2010


    Photographer: Clive Hindmarch
    Notes: 2010 photo at Kabul Afghanistan - Douglas C-47 operated by the RED CROSS

    8 April 2013


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Lakeland Sun and Fun

    2014

    To Aliansa Colombia with new c/r HK-5016.

    8 April 2022

    By 8 April 2022

    To ALIANSA Colombia with new c/r HK-5016.

    8 April 2022

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. There were 24,660 hours on the airframe at the time. This was a cargo flight. The accident occurred at San Felipe Airport (Colombia) while landing.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.


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