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Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Constructors Number 6073. On November 30, 1942 delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47-DL Skytrain serial number 41-38678. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. On January 6, 1943 took off from Hamilton Field piloted by 2nd Lt. Kenneth A. Young as one of ten C-47s on a flight to Hickam Field. On January 9, 1943 flown to Christmas Island. On January 10, 1943 flown to Canton Airfield. On January 11, 1943 flown to Nadi Airfield. On January 14, 1943 departs for Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield but encountered a storm and returned. On January 15, 1943 again departs for Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield then the final leg of the flight to Amberley Field. Afterwards, maintenance was performed at Archerfield Airfield. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 347th Troop Carrier Group (347th TCG), 6th Troop Carrier Squadron (6th TCS). On January 17, 1943 flown to Garbutt Field at Townsville. On January 18, 1943 flown to 5 Mile Drome (Ward) near Port Moresby. In New Guinea, assigned to the 2nd Echelon with crew of pilot 2nd Lt. Kenneth Young, Co-pilot 2nd Lt. Ear E. Winters, Navigator 2nd Lt. Frank S. Smith, Radio Cpl Leroy V. Nolan and crew chief Sgt Charles E. Westerfield. By the end of 1943, this C-47 had flown 97.1 hours total in the Squadron. After the loss of C-47 "Swamp Rat" 41-38601, this C-47 was nicknamed "Swamp Rat II" (with "Swamp Rat" in double quotatoin marks with a smaller roman numeral II on both sides of the nose. Above was the nose art of a rate angled downward and a bent tail. Assigned nose number / buzz number 62. During April 1943 a photograph takn eshows this C-47 bound for Wau escorted by P-39 Airacobras from the 41st Fighter Squadron (41st FS). On January 20, 1944 flown back across the Pacific to the United States and remainder stateside for the remainder of World War II. Postwar On October 2, 1945 transferred to RFC and later sold to Air Cargo Transport Corporation and registered as NC13726. Later, this registration was canceled. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References WWII Pacific Air Transport History List, Volume 2, page 350, 323, 338 The Art of William S. Phillips pages 40-41 "Nanette" depicts this C-47 in flight escorted by P-39 Airacobras Thanks to Edward Rogers for additional information Contribute
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