Basler completes 70th DC-3 conversion

The 70th Douglas DC-3/C-47 variant to be upgraded by Basler Turbo Conversions was rolled out at the firm’s Wittman, Wisconsin base on February 14. Basler, which takes viable airframes and rebuilds them as BT-67s with 1,424hp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprops, ferried N856RB to Tullahoma in Tennessee for a private client. Basler BT-67 N856RB departs Wittman for Tullahoma on February 13 Basler Turbo ConversionsThe 1942-built aircraft, originally rolled out as R4D-1 BuNo 05054 for the United States Marine Corps,