Aircraft N229GB Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Douglas
Model:	C-47B-20-DK (R4D-6Z/DC-3)    Search all Douglas C-47B-20-DK (R4D-6Z/DC-3)
Year built:	1944
Construction Number (C/N):	26874
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:	32
Number of Engines:	2
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 Twin Wasp
Also Registered As:	43-49613  Withdrawn From Service 50819  Withdrawn From Service N9119Z  De-registered N68AH  De-registered

Aircraft

Registration Number:	N229GB
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:	A20308
Certification Class:	Standard
Certification Issued:	1981-07-13
Air Worthiness Test:	1968-03-28
Last Action Taken:	2006-06-20
Current Status:	Valid

Owner

Registration Type:	Corporation
Owner:	Mid Atlantic Air Museum Inc
Address:	Reading, PA 19605 United States
Region:	Eastern

User Comments

Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-26 22:11:02

This aircraft was built as C-47A 43-49613 and delivered to USAAF on 11/29/44, but diverted to USN as R4D-6 BuNo 50819, initially assigned to Fleet Air Wing 5 at Norfolk, VA in Jan 1945. Transferred to Naval AIr Transport service Aug 1946 with VR-2 Sqdn based at Alameda, CA. Apr 1947 saw it with VR-22 NATS back at Norfolk and then modified as an ASW R4D-6S. Still with the Navy, it was first registered as N9119Z, then as N60. In 1959 it was place in storage in Phoenix, AZ. The FAA began operating the plane on 8/1/66 and on 8/29/66 it was re-registered as N68, with U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Re-registered as N68AH in Jan 1977, then to N229GB in Jun 1977. During 1979 it was stored as N68AH in Arizona before going to State Agency Surplus Property. On 6/2/81 it was bought by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, registered as N229GB and marked as VR-2 NATS