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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-47A-30-DL
    Last Military Serial:FD879 RAF
    Construction Number:09531
    Last Civil Registration:N103NA
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47A-30-DL sn FD879 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Flabob Airport, Riverside, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-30-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    12 May 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-23669.

    20 May 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FD879.
    Based in India.

    From this point on the aircraft was registered with c/n 33569 which was chosen at random when seven ex PAF C-47s were bought.

    To unknown owner with c/r N2701A.

    To unknown owner with c/r N42F.

    7 November 1955

    To Flahieff T with new c/r CF-IKD.

    30 September 1958

    To Ontario Paper Co, Thivold keeping c/r CF-IKD.

    15 April 1965

    To Dominion Tar (and) Chemical Co Ltd, Montreal keeping c/r CF-IKD.

    10 August 1967

    To Laurentide Avn Ltd, Montreal keeping c/r CF-IKD.

    19 February 1971

    To Eden Air of Canada Ltd, Pointe Clair keeping c/r CF-IKD.

    From 21 December 1971 to Circa 1986

    To Ilford Riverton A/W Ltd, Winnipeg keeping c/r CF-IKD.

    21 December 1971


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: CF-IKD at Winnipeg on 21Dec71 - This DC-3 has just arrived for Ilford-Riverton Airways, having been operated by the short-lived Eden Air of Canada for only 10 months. Interestingly the quoted msn 33569 belongs to G-AMZA broken up for spares in 1953. It seems the true msn is 9531 which was a Dakota III in the RAF - India Command during WW-II and ended up with the Pakistan AF in 1947. This is one of four fuselages sold by them to a US dealer who needed an identity for it to satisfy the FAA and chose the one from G-AMZA as it was conveniently out of circulation.

    1 May 1985


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1985 photo at Winnipeg

    1986

    To Northland Air Manitoba keeping c/r CF-IKD.

    May 1986


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 1986 photo at Winnipeg, Manitoba

    5 July 1991

    To Air Manitoba keeping c/r CF-IKD.

    1992

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored, Winnipeg.

    16 February 1993

    To Nostalgic Airways Ltd, Kidron, OH with new c/r N103NA.

    7 May 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N103NA (C-47B, 33569) issued.

    1 January 1995

    To Thomas L Brown, Huntington Beach keeping c/r N103NA.

    24 March 1997

    To Classic Express Airways, Huntington Beach, CA keeping c/r N103NA.

    May 2002

    To Newport Signal Air Inc op. as Classic Express Airways, Chino keeping c/r N103NA.

    24 October 2005


    Photographer: John Meneely
    Notes: Chino, CA (CNO)

    1 January 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N103NA (C-47B, 33569) issued.

    20 February 2007

    To Flabob Aviation Associates, Riverside, CA keeping c/r N103NA.

    Based at Flabob Airport, Riverside, CA.
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    28 July 2010


    Photographer: Todd Royer

    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    6 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    27 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Parked at Flabob Airport, Riverside, California

    25 July 2015


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2015 Wittman Field Oshkosh Wisconsin

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford D-Day Show

    10 June 2019


    Photographer: Ramin Fischer
    Notes: Berlin Airlift 70 memorial, Wiesbaden Army Air Field (WIE / ETOU)

    16 April 2025


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Southern California Air Show at March ARB, Riverside, CA.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher

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