By: Airspeed Horsa - 5th July 2007 at 21:32
TS436
Whilst there is a C47 thread up, may I be permitted to add to it?
I have the remains of a 107 squadron Dakota, RAF number TS436. Is there any way I could trace it’s airframe number and history/date it entered service etc? Cheers, Rob.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 5th July 2007 at 17:09
Albert Ross, many thanks for that.
You are correct in that I am enquiring having seen it recently at the Malta Air Museum. Could I respectfully ask if you could give me some background on their other C-47 a C-47A-90-DL 43-15762 c/n 20228.
Many thanks
Their other C-47 that you refer to was more difficult to photograph, as you can see, but here she is:
This one never served with the RAF and had a very short period with the USAF until being sold on 29 JUL 46 as NC9033H to the Aero Service Corp. On 3rd Jan 56 she was sold to South Africa as ZS-DLX, then to Spartan Air Services in Canada as CF-ITH on 7th Feb 56 and she remained in Canada with this registration for the rest of her life, the regisration being amended to C-FITH later on. She was leased to Terra Surveys in September 1979 and carried out survey work at Hal Far, Malta, so that’s how she ended up there! On 19th March 1987, she was adopted by International Fire & Safety School at Hal Far and the Museum acquired her in April 96.
By: Lion Rock - 5th July 2007 at 16:52
C-47 RAF Career
Albert Ross, many thanks for that.
You are correct in that I am enquiring having seen it recently at the Malta Air Museum. Could I respectfully ask if you could give me some background on their other C-47 a C-47A-90-DL 43-15762 c/n 20228.
Many thanks
By: ALBERT ROSS - 5th July 2007 at 16:44
16187/32935 was delivered to the RAF as KN462 and served at Nassau, Bahamas from 2 APR 45, then with ACSEA from 22 APR 45, followed by 436 Sqn.,215 Sqn.,48 Sq. until returning to 12 MU in the UK on 28 Oct.47. It then went on to serve with 240 OCU from 5 Aug 48, 27 Sq from 2 Mar 50, finally being withdrawn from use and sold as G-AMPT with Eagle Aviation. This aircraft still survives with the Malta Aviation Museum at Ta Qali, which is probably why you are asking? I saw this aircraft there last year and here is a photo I took of her. No doubt she will be restored as KN462?
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