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  R4D-6  Bureau Number 17278  
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Jones 2020

Aircraft History
Built by Douglas. Constructors Number 25824. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47B-5-DK Skytrain serial number 43-48563. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as R4D-6 bureau number 17278.

Display
This R4D was displayed at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum in Quantico, Virginia. Since 2002, displayed at Silent Wings Museum outdoors painted in the markings of a U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) C-47 Skytrain.

References
USAF Serial Number Search Results - C-47B-5-DK Skytrain 43-48563
"48563 (MSN 14379/25824) to Navy as R4D-6 17278"
Navy Serial Number Search Results - R4D-6 17278
"17278 (MSN 25824) ex USAAF 43-48563. On display at Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum, Quantico, VA"

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Last Updated
September 4, 2023

 

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