C-GCKE — 1943 Douglas C-47B-20-DK Data
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C-GCKE
1943 Douglas C-47B-20-DK, c/n 27203
C-GCKE is a 1943 Douglas C-47B-20-DK (serial number 27203). It is configured with 2 engines and 32 seats. Registration status is listed as De-registered, with ownership recorded under Nunasi Central Airlines in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. The profile includes 1 photo documenting this aircraft.
Latest photo of C-GCKE
Alf Adams
Airframe Info
| Manufacturer | Douglas |
| Model | C-47B-20-DK Search all Douglas C-47B-20-DK |
| Year built | 1943 |
| Construction Number (C/N) | 27203 |
| Aircraft Type | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats | 32 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Engine Type | Turbo-prop |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 SERIES |
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Aircraft
| Registration Number | C-GCKE |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code | |
| Current Status | De-registered |
Owner
| Owner | Nunasi Central Airlines |
| Address |
Kenora, Ontario Canada |
User Comments
Malcolm Clarke, 2016-02-07 11:11:18
C-GCKE Originally built as a Douglas C-47B-20-DK for the USAAF as 43-49942. To the RAF as KN270, later to the RCAF, retaining RAF serial. Bought by Ontario Central Airlines (in 1984, the airline was renamed Nunasi-Central Airlines.) and re-registered C-GCKE, in service until December 1984. In service until December 1985 then leased back to Ontario Central Airlines until March 1986. Leased to Perimeter Airlines Inland until May 1986. Leased to Ata Construction Lted, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories until 1989, then to Calm Air. Later sold to Randy Daoust, St. Albert, Alberta but registration cancelled in 1995. As of December 2008, registered as N47HL Bluebonnet Belle and operated by the Commemorative Air Force, Midland, Texas, United States.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Central_Airlines#Douglas_DC-3)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Central_Airlines#Douglas_DC-3)