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jankees
December 9th, 2014, 06:22
can anybody tell me what is remarkable in this pic?
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/C-47/ss14537.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/C-47/ss14537.jpg.html)
Cees Donker
December 9th, 2014, 06:27
yup, the plane outside the field.
Cees
DaveB
December 9th, 2014, 06:28
Dunno Jan.. is the aircraft you're flying the same as the one in the field on jacks below you?
ATB
DaveB:)
ejoiner
December 9th, 2014, 06:32
yup, the plane outside the field.
Cees
I took that for a "gate guard" or museum aircraft?
Daveroo
December 9th, 2014, 07:59
the fact you havent spun that big bird into the ground as yet?
*runs for his life........" :running: :a1310: :173go1:
jankees
December 9th, 2014, 09:41
ooh, you're all so clever!
DaveB is right, the aircraft on the ground is the same one as I just painted and am taking out for a test flight here.
The whole story: C-47B-30-DK c/n# 32877 44-76545 was built by Douglas and went to the RAAF in april 1945 as A65-84. It flew with 2 ATU with call sign VH-HJM and was later assigned to 34 squadron. After the war, it remained with the RAAF until 1975, when it was one of seven C-47's that were donated to the Papua New Guinea's Defence Force, where it was assigned the serial P2-002. It flew with the PNGDF until the late 1980's, when all C-47's were phased out. The aircraft was retained for display, and can currently been seen standing on pylons at Jackson Airport.
StormILM
December 9th, 2014, 10:32
When I was in Colombia, I saw all kinds of gate guards/static displays of retired FAC aircraft, P-47's, F-86's, T-33's, C-46 & C-47's, retired 707's piled on top of each other awaiting the scrapper's torch yet flying in and out of the field were Basler BT-67's and not far from there, several old C-47's & DC-3's in stark contrast with the modern jets and turbo props. The old Douglas seems the most timeless of vintage birds!
Timbohobo
December 9th, 2014, 12:52
There is actually 3, one is in the Airways hotel, and another on the other side of the airport (over near the WWII revetments)
cavaricooper
December 10th, 2014, 02:46
JanKees-
The old girl is lovely in her new clothes... as usual with your work... but what scenery is that? Looks great too!
Carl
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