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AnotherOneJustGreat
February 17th, 2014, 00:12
FAA C-3, that is: http://www.avweb.com...um221452-1.html (http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Sends-Its-Last-DC-3-To-Museum221452-1.html)

As soon as we got that brilliant VC for Manfred Jahns C-47, I'll have to do a memorial flight myself...

Spad54
February 17th, 2014, 02:55
FAA C-3, that is: http://www.avweb.com...um221452-1.html (http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Sends-Its-Last-DC-3-To-Museum221452-1.html)

As soon as we got that brilliant VC for Manfred Jahns C-47, I'll have to do a memorial flight myself...

Its the last one owned by the FAA. There are still many examples flying today

Blackbird686
February 17th, 2014, 04:30
To the Best of my knowing, "Buffalo Airways" still has an in service DC-3.

BB686:US-flag:

flaviossa
February 17th, 2014, 04:49
Correct me if i´m wrong, but Buffalo Airways operates in Canada? As OP said the last in US not Canada.

AnotherOneJustGreat
February 17th, 2014, 04:52
I actually qualified the posting to refer just to FAA-operated DC-3s, read the first three words... :)

So Buffalo is probably Canada afaik, and there are other non-FAA DC-3s still flying, luckily.

airattackimages
February 17th, 2014, 06:11
Who cares about the FAA, lol. There are two private owned regularly flying DC-3s two blocks from my house, and almost 10 C-47s within an hours drive of me. I've never once seen an FAA DC-3 outside of pictures. No difference to me. :p

Jafo
February 18th, 2014, 03:05
Last plane I flew in....Melbourne to King Island [where I was born...and how I left there 59 years ago]...

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Still flying, BTW....;)