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C-47B Skytrain "Aluminum Mistress" 43-49531
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Origin: USA
Here's 64 Years of documented history for "Aluminum
Mistress", to include the wars; WWII, the Yom Kippur War and
the 6 Day-War. She is, by definition and experience, a
proven and tested, Warbird!
28 Nov 1944 - Delivered from Ok City Factory to Baer Field, Indiana. 30 Nov 1944 - Acceptance Inspection Complied with and accepted by the Army Air Corps. All G.F.E. installed on aircraft. 13 Dec 1944 – Aircraft was flown to Morrison Field, Florida, an Air Transport Command field for ferry to Italy. 17 Dec 1944 – Aircraft Departed US for the first time to MTO joining the 15th AF on 23 Dec 1944. 23 Dec 1944 to 13 Jan - Spent 20 days at unknown unit based around Bari, Italy. 14 Jan 1945 – Aircraft Joined 12th AF, Squadron unknown at this time. Aircraft stayed with this unit until 11 Sept 1945 11 Sept 1945 she made her 6 day trip back to the US carrying G.I.'s back home from the war front.17 Sept 1945 – Assigned to 4197th Base Unit, Greenville AAF SC ( Storage ) Last recorded action was landing there. 29 Jan 1946 - Abilene AAF, Texas. ( Maintenance ) 6 April 1946 - was listed as Excess and sold to RFC. At Davis-Monthan AAF 15 July 1946 – Conversion to DC3-C complete for Pacific Seaboard Airlines 1948 – Sold To Israeli Air Force as C-47B, saw action in the Yom Kippor War and the 6 Day-War16 Aug 2000 – Sold to Global Parts Inc. Villenueve, Alberta, Canada as Excess from Israeli Air Force 16 May 2008 – to Current, American Aeronautical Foundation
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