Douglas DC-3A-360 C-47

Douglas DC-3A-360 C-47

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08/31/2007. Remarks by Alfred Damen: "This particular airplane started out with the USAAF as a C-47-DL, s/n 41-18438 and was sold after the war as
I-LONA to LAI (Linee Aeree Italiane, later Alitalia), who operated it from November 12, 1947, till November 1, 1957. It was purchased by Martin's Air Charter as PH-MAB on February 8, 1960 and later transferred to a small Dutch operator called Moorman Air.

Moorman Air sold the aircraft to the Indonesian 'carrier' TNI Airlines on January 9, 1969. Since the registration in TNI use was U-603 (not a PK- serial) we may assume that the machine was put to military use. The aircraft was written off at Wamenma on August 15, 1984, and some reports indicate it was scrapped at Surabaya."


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08/31/2007. Remarks by Alfred Damen: "This particular airplane started out with the USAAF as a C-47-DL, s/n 41-18438 and was sold after the war as I-LONA to LAI (Linee Aeree Italiane, later Alitalia), who operated it from November 12, 1947, till November 1, 1957. It was purchased by Martin's Air Charter as PH-MAB on February 8, 1960 and later transferred to a small Dutch operator called Moorman Air. Moorman Air sold the aircraft to the Indonesian 'carrier' TNI Airlines on January 9, 1969. Since the registration in TNI use was U-603 (not a PK- serial) we may assume that the machine was put to military use. The aircraft was written off at Wamenma on August 15, 1984, and some reports indicate it was scrapped at Surabaya."