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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-45-DK
    Last Military Serial:AF-4777 TNI-AU
    Construction Number:16968
    Last Civil Registration:PK-VTM
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47B-45-DK sn AF-4777 TNI-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museum Satria Mandala - Armed Forces Museum, Jakarta, Jakarta Raya

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-45-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 34228, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-0965.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ3557.

    To National Aircraft Corporation (NAC) with new c/r ZK-AOH.

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-MMO.

    To MMA MacRobertson-Miller Airlines with new c/r VH-MMB.

    To Merpati Nusantara Airlines with new c/r PK-NDG.

    To Dirgantara Air Service with new c/r PK-VTM.

    September 1989


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: PK-VTM - Douglas C-47B-45-DK - DAS -Dirgantara Air Service at Jakarta - Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP) in 09/1989

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indonesian Air Force with s/n AF-4777.

    Withdrawn from use.

    Markings Applied: RI-001
    False markings.

    29 August 2010


    Photographer: Gunkarta Gunawan Kartapranata
    Notes: 2010 photo of Douglas DC-3 painted in colours ofSeulawah Indonesian Airways with false registration of RI-001 and now on display at Aceh pavilion, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

    Circa 2011

    Based at Museum Satria Mandala-Armed Forces Museum, Jakarta, Jakarta Raya.
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    2012


    Photographer: David Osborn
    Notes: At Jakarta Armed Forces Museum

    13 October 2019


    Photographer: Keith Bollands
    Notes: At the Museum Satriamandala, marks now somewhat faded but with registration PK-GDZ visible under port wing. Scramble show this as c/n 15458/26903. Note: the 2010 photo above is of a different aircraft, which is still at the location stated in the caption (also seen 2019-10-13).
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