‘Dakotas over Normandy’ have announced on their Facebook page that the Hungarian Li-2 HA-LIX will be taking part in their event in early-June. The gaggle is due to depart Lee-on-Solent on June 3rd, and spend the next few days doing parachute drops in northern France.
This must be the first time that an Li-2 has been seen in the UK for many years.
http://www.daksovernormandy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dakotas-over-Normandy/205732752926694
By: Mike J - 6th June 2014 at 10:22
I don’t believe that the Dutch one (really N39165) has flown for quite a few years now, since the Aviodrome Museum went belly-up 🙁
By: Jur - 6th June 2014 at 09:38
BTW are there any DC2’s still flying?
Douglas DC-2 PH-AJU “Uiver” is still flying in the Netherlands.
By: Orion - 5th June 2014 at 20:37
They copied the B-29
Would the Americans have given them a licence? Doubt it!
Regards
By: Flanker_man - 5th June 2014 at 18:59
I wonder how many of them they actually paid the licence fee on?
They purchased the manufacturing rights from Douglas on 15 July 1936 – so presumably all of them.
The Soviet civil version – the PS-84 – was ‘converted’ to metric measurements by Vladimir Myasischev, built with Soviet materials, Soviet engines driving locally designed variable pitch propellers and fitted with wheels of Soviet design.
The Li-2 (named after Boris P. Lisunov, chief engineer ar Plant No 84) was the bomber version.
Yefim Gordons ‘Lisunov Li-2 – the Soviet DC-3’ (Vol 27 in the Red Star series) is a good reference.
Ken
By: Mike J - 5th June 2014 at 17:49
I believe that the Clay Lacy/Museum of Flight DC-2 at Boeing Field, Seattle still flies on occasion.
By: Fouga23 - 5th June 2014 at 17:47
They copied the B-29
By: hampden98 - 5th June 2014 at 17:24
Is that an old aviation Myth then? I always thought they did copy the Dakota, or was that a different aircraft?
BTW are there any DC2’s still flying?
By: Sonderman - 5th June 2014 at 14:36
Are there much differences between the C47 and Li 2? I assume that the Russians use all metric size matirials instead of the emperial stuff that the Americans used.
By: Mike J - 5th June 2014 at 14:25
I wonder how many of them they actually paid the licence fee on?
By: Flanker_man - 5th June 2014 at 14:17
The BBC presenter said words to the effect…”There’s even a Russian one here – the Russians copied the Dakota”
No, they built it under licence – big difference – but then accuracy isn’t the media’s strongpoint.
Ken
By: Howard500 - 5th June 2014 at 13:19
Its Engines are far chunkier and the interior is very Modiest.
By: Mike J - 5th June 2014 at 12:05
It was great to see the Li-2 at Lee-on-Solent earlier this week, it certainly has a different look to the engines and props than the rest of the DC-3 variants that were present.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know when the last visit by one to the UK was?
By: Steve Bond - 29th March 2014 at 15:21
Sadly, there is to be no public access to Lee-on-Solent, so we will only be able to see the assembled C-47s/Li.2 arriving or departing.
By: Jur - 29th March 2014 at 12:15
Li-2 HA-LIX in 2006 at Lelystad Aerodrome The Netherlands.
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