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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:CC-129 Dakota
    Last Military Serial:12906 CAF
    Construction Number:16697
    Last Civil Registration:N41CQ
    Compressed ID:Douglas CC-129 sn 12906 CAF cn 1669...
    Latest Owner or Location:International Air Services Inc Trustee, Carson City, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-35-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 33445, assigned to the airframe.

    8 June 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-77113.

    11 June 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KP227.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 12906 as a CC-129.

    12 October 1976

    To Rainier Development Corp. Strathmore AB with new c/r C-GYJJ.

    8 July 1977

    To H Kalicak Construction, Saint Louis, MO with new c/r N99665.

    6 September 1980

    Civil registration, N99665, cancelled.

    6 September 1980

    To Transports Aeriens Zairois with new c/r 9Q-CUK {2}.

    By February 1999


    Photographer: Unknown

    22 July 1999

    To Vallentuna Aviatorforening with new c/r ES-AKE.

    14 August 2005

    To Lens Power International keeping c/r ES-AKE.

    April 2007

    To Air Kasai with new c/r 9Q-CUK {2}.

    31 May 2008


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Berlin-Schonefeld, Germany

    2009

    2 June 2012


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Vallentuna, Sweden

    14 September 2012

    Made a rare visit to the UK to display at the Goodwood Revival, with registration 9Q-CUK. At the tiem based at Vallentuna, Sweden.

    26 May 2013


    Photographer: Krister Karlsmoen
    Notes: 9Q-CUK DC-3 at Vasteras ESOW

    30 September 2015

    To Addison Aviation Inc, Pompano Beach, FL with new c/r N41CQ.

    23 March 2016

    To Patrik Molander keeping c/r N41CQ.

    6 May 2016

    To Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N41CQ.

    17 July 2018


    Photographer: Krister Karlsmoen
    Notes: N41CQ Douglas C-47B Skytrain (DC-3) Congo Queen, Vallentuna, Sweden

    28 December 2021

    To International Air Services Inc Trustee, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N41CQ.
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