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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:Dakota IV
    Last Military Serial:KN566 RAF
    Construction Number:16437
    Last Civil Registration:G-AMPO
    Compressed ID:Douglas Dakota IV sn KN566 RAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 33185, assigned to the airframe.

    May 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-76853.

    May 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KN566 as a Dakota IV.

    25 February 1952

    To J. A. Wilson with new c/r G-AMPO.

    3 February 1953

    To Starways Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    10 May 1954

    To Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    29 October 1954

    To First Air Trading Co Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    7 January 1955

    To Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    16 October 1956

    To Starways Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    24 December 1963

    To Aviation Overhauls Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    9 February 1965

    To Polaris Air Transport with new c/r LN-RTO.


    Photographer: Unknown

    17 June 1969

    To Field Aircraft Services Ltd with new c/r G-AMPO.

    20 June 1969


    Photographer: John Smith
    Notes: DC3 operated by Polaris Air Transport on the East Midlands Airport apron in 1969

    24 October 1969

    To British Aircraft Corporation Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    17 August 1972

    To Macedonian Securities (Overseas) Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    21 March 1974

    To Macedonian Aviation Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    30 December 1974

    To Humber Airways Ltd keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    13 May 1976


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: G-AMPO : Douglas DC-3 : Intra Airways Jersey. Non-standard livery. Ready to depart from Glasgow to Dinard.

    25 July 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Dakota 4 of Intra Airways was present at Staverton Airport in the Summer of 1976.

    31 July 1978

    To Eastern Airways (Lease Air Ltd) keeping c/r G-AMPO.

    16 June 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Dakota 4 of Eastern Airways attended the 1979 RAF Waddington Airshow in Lincolnshire.

    13 September 1980


    Photographer: Han de Ridder
    Notes: G-AMPO performing pleasure flights during an airshow at Rotterdam Airport, The Netherlands.

    20 April 1982


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1982 photo at Blackpool - of Air Atlantique DC-3

    1 September 1984


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Dakota 4 of Air Atlantique on display at the 1984 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    Circa 1989


    Photographer: Andrew William Breeden
    Notes: After conversion to spray aircraft, awaiting a re-paint

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Andrew William Breeden
    Notes: Being converted to sprayer aircraft

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Andrew William Breeden
    Notes: Loading with detergent for oil spray, Coventry

    To RAF Lyneham, Lyneham, Wiltshire, England.
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    Markings Applied: KF964

    16 September 2012

    To RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: FZ626, YS-DH


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