Aircraft N345AB Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Douglas
Model:	DC3C-S1C3G (C-47A)    Search all Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (C-47A)
Year built:	1943
Construction Number (C/N):	13803
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 Twin Wasp
Also Registered As:	C-FRTB  Re-registered as N345AB 43-30652  Withdrawn from service N65135  De-registered  Delivery: 1950-06-01

Aircraft

Registration Number:	N345AB
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:	A3CFE3
Certification Class:	Standard
Certification Issued:	2005-04-11
Air Worthiness Test:	1996-04-30
Last Action Taken:	2008-04-15
Current Status:	Valid

Owner

Registration Type:	Corporation
Owner:	1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
Address:	Geneseo, NY 14454 United States
Region:	Eastern

User Comments

Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-02-28 18:21:54

This aircraft was built as C-47A 43-30652 and delivered to USAAF on 9/23/43, and assigned to the U.S. 12th A.F. in Algiers, North Africa. On 9/6/44 the plane was transferred to the U.S.9th A.F. It was returned to the USA on 7/22/45, and went to the Reconstruction Finance Corp. three months later. Shortly afterwards the plane was sold to Pennsylvania Central Airlines as NC65135. In 1946 the plane was transferred to Summit Airways, then to Challenger Airlines in Jan. 1947, and then in Dec 1949 it went to Frontier Airlines. On 3/9/65 the plane was acquired by Miami Aviation Corporation and on 4/27/65 it went to Canada as CF-RTB with Eastern Provincial Airways. A few more changes of hands and in Aug 1987 it was registered as C-FRTB with Skycraft Air Transport. (information from Arthur Pearcy’s “Douglas DC-3 Survivors.”)