Athens Dakotas

Photo of SX-ECF (16458) preserved at the Civil Aviation HQ at Athens.

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=SX-ECF&distinct_entry=true

SX-ECD (14787) is stored at Hellenikon.

Thanks for your help everyone!!
Jim

SX-ECF was noted as preserved on 14/04/95 in the white / orange scheme shown above.

I’m not quite sure, two I think though(at the same time).
Later on, they’ ve been replaced by Ys-11s. Next a picture I ‘ve found; sorry for the resolution.

That’s right. They belonged to the greek CAA, and were used for calibration purposes.

Cheers George. Do you know how many they used?
Jim

You might have been younger and not so experienced in noticing the finer details!:D

Ah, if only!!!!!

When I last visited the old Athens airport a civil registered DC-3 in a white / silver colour scheme with large areas of orange was parked under trees outside some offices (either the Greek Civil Aviation Authority or Air Traffic Control HQ) I would guess that it was previously used as a flight checker type by the civil authorities. I will try to dig out a picture.

That’s right. They belonged to the greek CAA, and were used for calibration purposes.

If it was 1979 they probably would not have been U.S. Navy aircraft.
IIRC, they retired the last of their C-117s (super DC-3s) about 1976-9.
In any event, all the ones I’ve seen had a standard transport colour schemes, grey with a white top.

The paint scheme you mentions sounds like someone’s coast guard/customs/border protection/SAR markings…but not US.

Cheers Doughnut!
I don’t think they were USN. I think I would have noticed – but……..a possibility.There was an RAF Andover parked beside them.
Jim

You might have been younger and not so experienced in noticing the finer details!:D

Cheers Doughnut!
I don’t think they were USN. I think I would have noticed – but……..a possibility.There was an RAF Andover parked beside them.
Jim

Wouldn’t be the U.S.Navy visiting from Italy?

http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA—Navy/Douglas-R4D-8/0302840&tbl=photo_info&photo_nr=17&prev_id=0336575&next_id=0282796

When I last visited the old Athens airport a civil registered DC-3 in a white / silver colour scheme with large areas of orange was parked under trees outside some offices (either the Greek Civil Aviation Authority or Air Traffic Control HQ) I would guess that it was previously used as a flight checker type by the civil authorities. I will try to dig out a picture.