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SKYTRAIN/41-38589
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 41-38589
Serial #: 41-38589
Construction #:
  4538
Civil Registration:
  NC17884
  N91314
  N791HH
Model(s):
  C-47-DL Skytrain
Name: None
Status: Airworthy (2013)
Last info: 2019
History:
Delivered to USAAF as 41-38589.
  • BOC: July 20, 1942.
  • Assigned to 8th AF.
  • Transferred to North Africa, March 22, 1943.
  • Returned to U.S.A., August 1, 1945.
  • Transferrred to RFC, November 15, 1945.
United Airlines, May 21, 1946 - August 161949.
  • Registered as NC17884.
Returned to USAF, August 26, 1949.
J.D. Melvin, 1953.
  • Registered as N91314.
Cordova Air Services, 1963.
American Turkey Breeding Farms Inc., 1967.
Amherst Airways, Buffalo, NY, April 1969.
Jim Hankins Air Service, Jackson, MS, March 1971.
  • Leased to Air Indies, 1973.
Airgo Air Freight, Dallas, TX. January 1977-January 1980.
  • Leased to Bo-S-Aire, 1979.
  • Leased to Aero Transit Inc, Seattle, WA, February 1979.
Misty Air, Seattle, WA, February 2, 1980.
Pacific Alaska Airlines, Fairbanks, AK, June 081982.
Yakutat Seafoods, 1983.
Methow Aviation, 1986.
Comanche Air Inc, Winthrop, WA, April 13, 1995.
  • Leased to Methow Aviation, circa 1997.
Cascade Air, Ephrata, WA, circa 1996-2002.
  • Registered as N791HH.
Noted stored at Ephrata, WA, 2004.
McCollough Holdings LLC, Yakutat, AK, June 2006.
Martin Aviation Inc, Santa Ana, CA, August 28, 2006-2019.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 41-38589
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 41-38589
Photo Source(s):
David Tanner
Bob Miller

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Ruud Leeuw
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