Who's DC-3 sitting on North Ramp-Ft. Lauderdale N15MA

[the330thbg]

BMF with blue stripes along windows. N15MA

Nice shape from the outside.., sorry no photos..,

Presently being restored.

Anyone know any of the restorers?

Last edited by the330thbg on Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:16 am, edited 1 time in total.

[the330thbg]

Still digging.., think she might be N15MA (19286)

[Pathfinder]

c/n 19286 C-47A-70-DL 42-100823 OK-WDP F-SCDB F-UJGU F-WSGV N18265 N15MA

History 42-100823-C-47A-DL-19286-USAF-to CSA Czech AL OK-WDP OK-WDP-C-47A-DL-19286-CSA Czech AL-ex 42-100823-USAF-to FAF 100823 100823-C-47A-DL-19286-Armée de l'Air-ex OK-WDP-CSA Czech AL-to Rousseau Avn F-WSGV F-WSGV-C-47A-DL-19286-Rousseau Avn ex-FAF 100823-Unused. to N15MA N15MA-C-47A-DL-19286-Contract AC-leased from Corporate Express-Leased & Returned N18265-C-47A-DL-19286-Strul-ex F-WSGV-Rousseau Avn - cancelled-Transaction cancelled N15MA-C-47A-DL-19286-Mannion Air Charter-ex F-WSGV-Rousseau Avn-to Century AL N15MA-C-47A-DL-19286-Century AL-ex F-WSGV-Rousseau Avn-to Corporate Express N15MA-C-47A-DL-19286-Corporate Express-ex F-WSGV-Rousseau Avn-to Florida AC / South Florida AC N15MA-C-47A-DL-19286-Florida AC-ex F-WSGV-Rousseau Avn-Active
Location 4280 NW 147 Terr Building 41, Opa Locka, Miami, Florida, USA
Organisation Florida Air Cargo Inc.
Registration N15MA
S/N 100823

[mike furline]

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... humbnails=

http://www.planes.cz/lite/data/fotografie/OK-WDP.jpg

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/R ... K-WDP.html

[b747cf]

N15MA Florida Air Cargo at Opa locka.

Mark Fidler

[the330thbg]

That was/is her.

She is looking alot shinier on the outside.

A good sign.., hopefully that someone is giving her the love and care she deserves!

Cheers!

[b747cf]

Here is what's on the nose of N15MA.




Mark Fidler

[Fearless Tower]

IIRC, that one was up for sale not too long ago - pretty cheap asking price, but it was missing most logs.

[Pathfinder]

Looking at Pat Elie's excellent D-Day site it appears that the overwhelming majority of her numeric sisters served in the squadrons of the 439th TCG. There are several aircraft shown without tail number ID...so it is very possible that 823 was one of these.

Her sister 825 still exists and is in the museum at Ste Mere Eglise masquerading as Col. Young's 439 TCG aircraft ARGONIA--43-15159. This Group carried the now famous 506th PIR--Band of Brothers.

[Ollie]

Here is a picture I took of it back in 2009.


Douglas DC-3 N15MA Monarch Air / Floride novembre 2010 - Florida November 2010 by comiquaze, on Flickr

[WallyB]

Here is a picture I took of it back in 2009.

Apologies to Ollie for linking to his photo (via Flightaware) in an earlier post which got removed. Now I know why.

[Ollie]

Oh, never realized it!

Maybe Flickr kicked the link, they are pretty aggressive about that.

[the330thbg]

compared to the pictures above.., she now looks 'super buffed'.

[DC3R4DC47]

I flew my first revenue trip as a co pilot in a DC3 in '5MA back in 1987, back when she was owned by Century Airlines,I flew her later on as captain for IFL/Corporate Express,she scattered along with the rest of the DC3 fleet in '97. A good ship.

[jtramo]

Found her on Cape Cod. What a beautiful sight and accidental find just driving around the Cape this past Monday. No details on ownership or use as of yet. May stop by again Sunday.