Warbird Information Exchange

N60154 doing af fly-by

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mYGSQ5FZ8jc

Very nice, Ive seen that one.

Heres the link for a photoslide show of 43-49531's inspection by Rick and I.

http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a173/noizeedave/C-47/

Guest password is mitchell

Hope everyone enjoys it, and let me know if you have quesitons, but I figured these 86 photos would be enough for now

She should be home to Camarillo by End of May this year.

Maintenance starts immediately to get her ready for next season and paint as soon as possible!

Great! Thanks for the link. Interesting with all those detailed shots, will study them closely.

I saw these ex-Israeli birds at Villeneueve during a visit in 2002. Great fun.

Heres her history;
Please fill in any information you all might obtain, I have sent for the FAA papers and will have more in few weeks, but please let me know what you know, we would like a complete history of such a historic bird.

Hi there, we, the American Aeronautical Foundation, Camarillo, Ca now owns C-47B-15-DK, 43-49531. We have the history card, the years from 46 to 65 are unknown to us but the FAA will be sending those years shortly.

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, a 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.
Spent the next 20 days in 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 – Morrison Filed, MS. Last recorded action was landing there. Next Entry in records was flight on 29 Jan1946 to Abilene AAF, Texas.
6 April 1946 - was listed as Excess and sold to RFC. At Davis-Monthson AFB.
15 July 1946 – Conversion to DC3-C complete for Pacific Seaboard Airlines

1947ish, California Growers Express

1965 to 1999 Israeli Air Force

2000-2008 Global Parts, Canada

Feb 22, 2008 to Present - American Aeronautical Foundation 501(c)(3), Camarillo California

I will also add the USAAF Aircraft History Card to the slideshow shortly today. I still would to hear from some want to be volunteers. Thanks.

wow thats some serious work that bird was doing. Especially in Israel with there Air Force.

wow thats some serious work that bird was doing. Especially in Israel with there Air Force.

Individual Aircraft Record Card now added to slideshow.

Dave congrats on the purchase.
Our plane was ferried over with yours.
Mark

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www.wwiiadt.org

Hey mark, yes you got the first of the pick, with the DDAY history , well thats okay, although ours needs a little bit more work, and its has a history to be proud of too!

Hopefully you'll see ours on the circut in 09' Maybe late 08'!

Anyone have any listings of c-47's in combat other than Michael N Ingrisano's book. That is a great book buy the way guys, of the history of his time in the 316th!

Im still looking for the carrier unit it was in during the stinit inthe 12th.

What is the paint scheme going to be?

not yet firm, but the talk is the exact same paint scheme she should have had in the MTO with the 12th, the olive drab with white/grey bottom, with possibly invasion stripes partially installed on such as the photos you see after dday where the stripes were painted over on top to avoid the Luftwaffe on the ground, so you see the stripes on the underwing and underbelly up to the stars and bars. We think that would be a nice tribute to her during the times, and it would be the only one painted that way to help educate upcomers, and get them to ask the question, "Why are the stripes painted over on top of the plane". It'll spark curiousity!

According to my database,This aircraft has actually arrived to the Israeli AF in May 5, 1950.It received tail number 14-07 and the fictive call sign 4X-ADA for flights to Europe.
Transfered to Arkia Airlines in 9 Jan 1955 and was used with the same C/S.When the October 56 war broke out,It was drafted to the IAF and used with Arkia Crews.
When returned to the IAF (Probably in 1965) it received S/N 007 and C/S 4X-FNA.WFU with 17,568 hrs logged.
Avinoam

Thats great to hear!

Can I ask your source documents on this information for the restoration and historic value?

Thanks!

***ATTENTION***

The specific date of the aircraft's arrival has been set, and it wil be on May 23rd or 24th 2008. Updates will come to fill everyone in on any changes and the time of arrival.

It will be arriving in Camarillo,Ca by sunset on the 24th at the latest.
For now parking is still being arranged but most likely to work something out with the CAF to host the plane on there ramp for a few weeks until we get parking squared away. Hopefully will be parked next to our B-25, but until the airport or EAA ( who has 2 planes in the spot now) can come to an agreement, we are still debating parking.

Anyone who works with the CAF who can help us with free parking for awhile please feel free to PM me. I figure we help each out enough it shouldnt be a problem. Let me know. Im sure you make enough money off donations giving tours of our B-25 it should cover our short term parking time there:) hahah!

If your with the EAA, let us know what we have to offer up to get those spots back to park the girl on next to our bomber.

We hope to have something setup for food and beverage and a get together for its arrival. More info will come as dates and times are firmed up.

Wanted to give anyone interested the chance to plan to come out.