Aircraft 79001 Data

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 Seats:	N/A
Number of Engines:	2
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp
Also Registered As:	42-5694  Withdrawn From Service SE-APZ  De-registered

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.