Need help with a DC-3 ID

The CAA info linked in the prior post relates to current ownership; but around the time in question i.e. when the filming that was mentioned occurred, it was owned by Starflight Corporation of Miami. This was from May 87 when obtained from Top Flight. From May 88 ownership reportedly changed to Consolidated Aviation Enterprises of South Burlington (though she remained based in the UK. G-ANAF was restored to Air Atlantique later that year ( having served with that company previously in the 1970s). I have some shots of her in various owners markings over the years including Top Flight colours at Luton. If you want a full history of its life history, I recommend Air-Britain’s excellent work: “DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 The First Seventy Years”.

It may also be worth mentioning that the Classic Flight history (linked elsewhere above) doesn’t mention that this Dak, when once “permanently withdrawn from use” actually spent some time as a static exhibit at Duxford in the early 70s and was taken out of preservation and brought back to life.

Tim

See

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=G-ANAF

Yes I can furnish some details of ownership when she sported the US scheme, but can I ask what your interest is in this Dak? I thought in the meantime you might like to see a shot I recently took of her in her latest colour scheme!
Tim

G-ANAF looking pregnant this year.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1254007&WxsIERv=Qbhtynf%20P-47O%20Qnxbgn%20Zx4%20%28QP-3N-467%29&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Nve%20Ngynagvdhr&QtODMg=Pbiragel%20-%20Ontvagba%20%28PIG%20%2F%20RTOR%29&ERDLTkt=HX%20-%20Ratynaq&ktODMp=Znl%2019%2C%202007&BP=1&WNEb25u=Fvzba%20Gubznf&xsIERvdWdsY=T-NANS&MgTUQtODMgKE=Frra%20ng%20gur%20Nve%20Ngynagvdhr%20Pynffvp%20Syvtug%20Znl%20Bcra%20Qnl.&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=782&NEb25uZWxs=2007-08-25%2014%3A26%3A30&ODJ9dvCE=NS&O89Dcjdg=16688%2F33436&static=yes&width=1152&height=780&sok=JURER%20%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencure%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22T-NANS%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=1160716&size=L

Douglas C-47B-35-DK Skytrain
44-77104 (c/n 16688/33436)
to RAF as KP220 Jun 1945.
Civilianised as G-ANAF Jun 17, 1953
Sold to USA Apr 29,
1987 as N170GP,
then reverted to G-ANAF.
Used for radar trials with Thales with large radome under nose.
Still current on UK registry as of Aug 7, 2006.
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1944_5.html

see also
http://www.classicflight.winab.co.uk/DakotaHistory

Martin

Thats the one alright – thanks for the swift reply.
Whats the date on the photo and would you have
history and ownership details?

Cheers
Simon

I think you will find it was this machine which still survives in the UK as G-ANAF. My shot was taken at Baginton. You will see that the US registration is presented with a gap between the N and the numerics where it would have had the NC style presentation to mimic pre war commercial serials. I think I took the shot in 1988 – I’ll check.
Tim