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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-49K
    Last Military Serial:43-2014 USAAF
    Construction Number:06338
    Last Civil Registration:N7772
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-49K sn 43-2014 USAAF cn 0...
    Latest Owner or Location:EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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    Dates

    Event

    By February 1943

    Constructed as a DC-3-455.

    By February 1943

    Civil registration NC30036 reserved but not taken up.
    Aircraft ordered by Eastern Air Lines, but impressed by USAAF prior to delivery.

    11 February 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-2014 as a C-49K.

    16 December 1944

    Transferred to Pacific Wing Air Transport Command.

    6 April 1945

    Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

    To DCP with new c/r NC12945.

    Leased to Eastern Air Lines.
    Markings changed to: 385
    Operated with Eastern fleet number.

    From 31 August 1949 to 6 May 1952

    To Eastern Air Lines keeping c/r NC12945.

    2 May 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7772 (DC3, 6338) issued.

    1964

    To Mine Safety Appliances, Pittsburgh, PA with new c/r N77D.

    By 1971

    To Flying Eagles, Graz, PA with new c/r N7772.

    By 1978

    To General Transport Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N7772.

    1 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Opa Locka Airport in Florida

    5 January 1987


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Opa Locka, Florida

    5 June 1990

    To EAA Aviation Foundation Inc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N7772.
    Donated to the EAA AirVenture Museum by Warren Basler.

    Based at EAA Airventure Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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    Markings Applied: 223835

    16 December 2008

    To EAA Aviation Foundation Inc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N7772.

    Placed on display.

    25 August 2010


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    26 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    26 May 2017

    Civil registration, N7772, cancelled.

    Markings Applied: 222835

    To EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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