Fate of ZK- registered DC-3s

[RuudLeeuw]

Hello,
newbie on this list, although for years now I've been on various Yahoo forums.
Have a website on aviation history and my photography: www.ruudleeuw.com (http://www.ruudleeuw.com)
Recently added a page on photos sent to my Brad Pilgrim, depicting a stored DC-3 ZK-BBJ at Mombasa,Kenya; the photos date from 1997.
Peter Layne reacted, he writes books on subject of New Zealand aviation history; he is looking for fates of other former National Airways Corporation Daks.
His email and the ZK-BBJ photos are on:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/tmp-zkbbj-pilgrim.htm
I hope someone may be able to help.
Thanks
Ruud

[Solid Rust Twotter]

There were a couple of DC3s in the Congo they managed to write off in quick time a few years ago, but I think they may have been ex SA.

[Ajax 28]

I was in Bujumbura, Burundi during December. There are two DC-3's parked there, looks like they have been for a while. Their registrations numbers are 42-93537 and 42-23507. Would be interesting to find out where they come from. Any one with any info?

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Ex Burundi Air Force AFAIK. Someone did try to operate a couple of piston DC3s on the civvy register a couple of years ago but not sure what happened to them. Those mountains can't be good for ops in unpressurised slow climbing piston engined aircraft.

[B Sousa]

'Would be interesting to find out where they come from. Any one with any info?'
As to the History, the numbers 42-93537, 42-23507 are their birthdates or Run numbers. Both being built by Douglas in 1942.

Both can be found here as you mentioned and for sale
http://www.friendsofthedc3.20m.com/forsale.htm.

More info here as Burundi AF:
9369 9U-BAB A 42-23507, 691118 6911 wfu ex FRA F to Air Burundi
OK-WBX,23507
13460 9U-BAC A 42-93537, 691118 ex FRA F to Air Burundi
KG648,PH-TCW,F-BCYY,93537

If you are a serious "Dak" fan heres a link to the Douglas Production list of aircraft when manufactured and their first deployments. Manufactured in Long Beach, California
http://home.hccnet.nl/p.w.riool/douglas_longbeach_02.html


It appears 42-23507 may have been in an accident while still with the U.S. Military. Search brought that out. If a buyer was interested he could get a copy of the report for a fee from
http://accident-report.com/
Obviously not serious, if the aircraft is still flying, but a part of the history anyway.

www.copernic.com < a great search tool and free download