Aircraft 79001 Data
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aircraft record found
79001
1942 Douglas C-47-DL (Tp79), c/n 9001
Latest photo of 79001
Volker Hilpert
@ ESCF
Airframe Info
| Manufacturer | Douglas |
| Model | C-47-DL (Tp79) Search all Douglas C-47-DL (Tp79) |
| Year built | 1942 |
| Construction Number (C/N) | 9001 |
| Aircraft Type | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Engine Type | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp |
| Also Registered As |
Aircraft
| Registration Number | 79001 |
| Current Status | Museum exhibit |
Owner
| Owner | Swedish Air Force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum) |
| Address |
Linkoping, Sweden |
User Comments
Admin, 2012-04-11 17:08:24
Ex USAF 42-5694. To civil registry as SE-APZ (Skandinaviska Aero AB ‘Pollus’ Aug 10, 1946 - SILA Jun 01, 1948 - SAS Aug 01, 1948. Sold to Royal Swedish AF as Tp79 ser. no. 79001 Jun 07, 1949, delivered Dec 22, 1950 and operated by F-8, code ‘72’. Shot down over Baltic by Russian fighters Jun 13, 1952. Wreckage recovered in March 2004 and now on display at the Flygvapenmuseum, Linkoping, Sweden.