D-Day Veteran C-47s?

gale_dono · **Joined:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:32 pm **Posts:** 328

Is there a definitive (or even a reasonably complete) list of surviving C-47s that participated in Overlord? I thought about this back on the 6th but only just remembered today.

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:27 pm

If anybody has a good reference I can't find where our 47 was in the USAAF. Serial $ 4477109

RickH · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:29 am

Ober, I'm going to assume you've seen this from Joe Baugher list?

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77109 (c/n 16693/33441) to RAF as Dakota IV KP224. To RCAF Apr 7, 1946.
Renumbered 12905 in 1970. To civil registry as C-GSCB. Later
became N346AB. Currently being restored to airworthy condition.

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:43 am

Yes Rick, we have its' history in the RCAF, but none of when it was in the USAAF, and very little of its' RAF history. Would like to know if it did go overseas during the war, and if it flew the Berlin Airlift with the RAF, etc.

RickH · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:00 am

You know it may not have any USAAF history. I believe that there was equipment transferred brand new off of the line. An American military serial number was assigned for production purposes and the induction to the USAF would have been for clerical purposes then a Lend Lease transfer was accomplished with the stroke of a pen.

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