dasa
26th Dec 2010, 08:04
Compliments of the season to you all.
Some homework for you re C-47 / DC-3 construction number 27215 (DC-3 A Bridge Too Far / Interocean / African Air Carriers)
I believe this a/c was scrapped at Lanseria in the 1980s
I would appreciate any further info than what is below courtesy of ATDB
Photos would be good please
43-49954 U S AF to RAF KN279
KN279 RAF ex 43-49954 @ U S AF to Transair G-ANAD
G-ANAD Transair ex KN279 @ RAF to Aden AW VR-AAI
VR-AAI Aden AW ex G-ANAD @ Transair to Air Djibouti F-OCKX
F-OCKX Air Djibouti ex VR-AAI @ Aden AW to Private users in USA N9985Q
N9985Q Visionair ex F-OCKX @ Air Djibouti Unused. to Caprivi movie use only ("A Bridge Too Far")
N9985Q African Air Carriers ex F-OCKX @ Air Djibouti to Interocean AW
N9985Q Interocean AW ex F-OCKX @ Air Djibouti Preserved (Dakota Association of South Africa, as clubhouse) (Not any more!???)
cheers
Jaws
Some homework for you re C-47 / DC-3 construction number 27215 (DC-3 A Bridge Too Far / Interocean / African Air Carriers)
I believe this a/c was scrapped at Lanseria in the 1980s
I would appreciate any further info than what is below courtesy of ATDB
Photos would be good please
43-49954 U S AF to RAF KN279
KN279 RAF ex 43-49954 @ U S AF to Transair G-ANAD
G-ANAD Transair ex KN279 @ RAF to Aden AW VR-AAI
VR-AAI Aden AW ex G-ANAD @ Transair to Air Djibouti F-OCKX
F-OCKX Air Djibouti ex VR-AAI @ Aden AW to Private users in USA N9985Q
N9985Q Visionair ex F-OCKX @ Air Djibouti Unused. to Caprivi movie use only ("A Bridge Too Far")
N9985Q African Air Carriers ex F-OCKX @ Air Djibouti to Interocean AW
N9985Q Interocean AW ex F-OCKX @ Air Djibouti Preserved (Dakota Association of South Africa, as clubhouse) (Not any more!???)
cheers
Jaws