D Day Daks list requests

[andyharlott]

Hi has anyone go a full list of the Daks that were at Duxford and that took part in the the D-day flight.

Thanks Andy

[Cessna954]

Courtesy of Howard Curtis a list of the Daks at Duxford. I understand that N103NA and LN-WND went tech and didn't participate in the Normandy paradrop. Additionally, I spotted G-ANAF overfly Somerset on Thursday evening and it may have joined the others in France along with ZA947.

Registration Type c/n Markings Name Country of residence Notes
F-AZOX C-47B-35-DK 16604/33352 (silver, US mil.) (none) France arrived at Duxford 2/6
HA-LIX Li-2 18433209 MALEV Karman Todor Hungary licence built DC-3, arrived at Duxford 2/6
LN-WND C-53D-DO 11750 Z (Norwegian mil.) (none) Norway arrived at Duxford 2/6
N47E DC-3C 13816 O-30665 (mil.) Miss Virginia USA arrived at Duxford 28/5
N47SJ C-47B-5-DK 14424/25869 348608/CD (mil.) Betsy's Biscuit Bomber USA arrived at Duxford by 29/5
N47TB AC-47D-15-DK 12693 292847/3X-W (mil.) That's All Brother USA arrived at Duxford by 29/5
N62CC C-47A-DL 13798 330647/X5-J (mil.) Virginia Ann USA arrived at Duxford 27/5
N103NA C-47A-30-DL 9531 Flabob Express (civil) (none) USA arrived at Duxford 27/5
N147DC C-47A-75-DL 19347 431212/S6-A (mil.) (none) UK arrived at Duxford 1/6
N150D C-47-DL 4463 315087/9X-P (mil.) (none) USA arrived at Duxford 30/5
N341A C-41A 2145 (dark blue/silver, civil) (none) USA arrived at Duxford 1/6
N431HM C-47A-45-DL 9995 Swissair (civil) (none) Switzerland arrived at Duxford 2/6
N473DC C-47A-75-DL 19345 2100882/3X-P (mil.) Drag-Em-Oot UK arrived at Duxford 1/6?
N877MG C-47B-1-DL 20806 Pan American Airways System (none) USA c/n according to J M Gradidge book, arrived 29/5
N8336C C-53D-DO 7313 Civil Air Transport The Spirit of Benovia USA arrived at Duxford 28/5
N18121 DC-3A 1997 256630 (mil.) (none) USA arrived at Duxford 31/5
N24320 C-47A-90-DL 20197 McNeely (civil) Miss Montana USA arrived at Duxford 28/5
N25641 C-47-DL 9059 Legend Airways Liberty USA arrived at Duxford 26/5
N33611 C-47B-50-DK 17111/34378 Pan American World Airways Clipper Tabitha May USA NC33611, arrived at Duxford 21/5
N45366 C-53D-DO 11757 268830/CU-R (mil.) D-Day Doll USA arrived at Duxford 27/5
N74589 C-47A-40-DL 9926 224064/ID-N (mil.) Placid Lassie USA arrived at Duxford 27/5
OH-LCH DC-3A (C-53C) 6346 Finnair Airveteran Finland arrived at Duxford 2/6
OY-BPB C-47A-85-DL 20019/3406 K-682/DC-3 Vennerne (mil.) Gamle Dame Denmark arrived at Duxford 2/6
SE-CFP C-47A 13883 SAS (civil) Fridtjof Viking/Daisy Sweden on its way, 2/6

Neil

[andygolfer]

that's correct re the two that went tech Neil, N103NA flew out today to join the fleet but I've not seen anything re LN-WND. That had nasty engine problems during a fling on Wednesday morning and made a swift return to Duxford where it landed initially on one engine due to low oil pressure on t'other but then had to shut down the other due to oil spewing out as he was about to touch down. Rolled along for a while then swung onto the grass. Sad for them coming all that way and then missing the main event. LN-WND's engineers (with help from the SallyB team ) got one engine fixed on Tuesday (the one with the oil pressure problem) but the other one was unresolved when I left.
N103NA had problems on start up but they got it going before chucking out time but it still sounded a bit rough when I left.

I've loaded my pics of the Daks at Duxford onto Flickr in this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 8973562003
there's at least one of every aircraft that was there on Wednesday.

HTH
andy

[Nighthawke]

If anyone needs the full list as seen crossing the coast near Beachy Head then here it is. Excuse basic types(!)

Although quite strung out it was a sight and sound to behold as well as a somewhat moving occasion.

I did take photographs but only on a shortish lens so quality not good and conditions not that great either.

DC-3 N147DC/S6-A
DC-3 N74589/ID-N
DC-3 N45366/CU-R
Be18 G-BKGM
Harvard III G-BGOR 14863
DC-3 N47TB/3X-W
Be18 G-BKGL 1164
DC-3 N47SJ/CD
DC-3 NC24320
DC-3 N150D/9X-P
Li-2 HA-LIX MALEV
DC-3 N25641 Legend Airwa
Harvard IV G-BJST AJ841
DC-3 SE-CFP
Be99 N899AG
Ce208 N208AX
DC-3 F-AZOX Chalair
DC-3 N877MG PAA PanAm
DC-3 N341A
DC-3 N8336C
DC-3 NC33611 PAA
DC-3 N18121
DC-3 N47E 0-30665
DC-3 OY-BPB K-682
DC-3 OH-LCH Finnair
DC-3 N431HM Swiss
DC-3 N62CC/X5-J
T-6J G-BGPB 1747

Hope of use