Douglas C-47B Dakota, 979 / 26641, Royal Canadian Air Force
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Registration: 979
Construction Number: 26641
Code Number: KN979
Military Unit: Unknown
Model Douglas C-47B Dakota
Operator: Royal Canadian Air Force
Airport: Blackbushe Airport (BBS / EGLK), UK - England
Photographer: Dave Welch Collection
Date Taken: 02/09/1958
Date Submitted: 12/10/2018
Original C S Waterfall. Year is a guess and location is believed to be correct. Probably. CAF C-47s wore camouflage in the 50s...this was recorded in A-B logs at St Mawgan 28Jun1958 wearing the incorrect marks KN979 and appears in a 1964 Gunter Grondstein photo with the pointed Starfighter nose as KN979, reserialled 12959 it is now preserved in Canada with the pointed nose.
Picture ID:1625208