Aircraft N65162 Data

N65162
1942 Douglas C-47A Skytrain, c/n 12683
Latest photos of N65162
N65162 @ OKC - This is C-47A-15-DK 42-92838 - by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
@ OKC
N65162 @ OKC - This is C-47A-15-DK 42-92838 - by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
@ OKC
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Douglas
Model C-47A Skytrain Search all Douglas C-47A Skytrain
Year built 1942
Construction Number (C/N) 12683
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
Aircraft
Registration Number N65162
Current Status Preserved
Owner
Owner
Address ,
United States
User contributed data
Serial Number (c/n) 12683 (by Glenn E. Chatfield on 2010-11-11 01:24:02)
Serial Number (c/n) 12683 (by Glenn E. Chatfield on 2009-04-17 04:00:00)
Model C-47A Skytrain (by Glenn E. Chatfield on 2009-04-17 04:00:00)
User Comments
Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-24 02:59:37
This aircraft was delivered to the USAAF on 3/5/44 as C-47A 42-92838 and assigned to the 8th AF in Europe on 4/18/44. Two days later transferred to 9th AF in preparation for D-Day. Returned to USA 8/17/45 and two months later to Reconstruction Finance Corp. Purchased by Kerr McGee Oil Company and operated by them from 1945 to 1977 as NC65162. Registration cancelled and given to State Fair in Oklahoma City and until about 2008 it was mounted on stilts at the fair ground. Now displayed at the Oklahoma City, Will Rogers Airport, in front of an aviation maintenance school.