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  C-47B-5-DK Dakota Serial Number 43-48847  
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Aircraft History
Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Constructors Number 14663. Manufacture Number 26108. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47B-5-DK Dakota serial number 43-48847.

Postwar, converted into a DC3-C Skyliner. On March 15, 2003 deemed airworthy. On November 17, 2016 registered as N231GB by California Machinery Services Inc. in Pasadena, CA. Nicknamed "Round Trip" in an olive drab oval atop a natural aluminum finish with the registration in black on the tail. On April 24, 2019 registered to Thomas M. Hanks of Carlsbad, CA.

References
USAF Serial Number Search Results - C-47 43-48847
"48847 (MSN 14663/26108)"
FAA Registry - DC-3 N231GB
Facebook Propliner Magazine March 30, 2017

"Douglas DC-3 N231GB (c/n 26108) 'Round Trip' flying again at California City having been restored by the Fallen American MIA Repatriation Foundation, whose aim is to recover the remains of U.S. service personnel killed on duty."

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Last Updated
January 2, 2022

 

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