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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-4/C-7 Caribou
    Latest Model:CV-2B Caribou
    Last Military Serial:T.9-24 EdA
    Construction Number:024
    Last Civil Registration:PK-YRO
    Compressed ID:deHavilland Canada CV-2B sn T.9-24...
    Latest Owner or Location:Trigana Air, Indonesia

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    Event

    Constructed as an AC-1-DH by deHavilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    July 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 60-5433.

    July 1961

    Transferred to 1st Aviation Company, Fort Benning, GA.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as CV-2A.

    February 1966

    Transferred to 4449th Combat Crew Training Squadron (CCTS), Lawson Army Army Air Field, Fort Benning, GA.
    To provide training (by Army instructors) for USAF crews who would take control of the Caribous.

    1 January 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-5433.
    TOS USAF under Operation Red Leaf.

    1 January 1967

    Transferred to 4449th CCTS, 4442nd Combat Crew Training Wing, Sewart AFB, TN.
    Operated with markings: TD-433

    1969

    Transferred to 18th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron, Dyess AFB, TX.
    Operated with markings: TD-433

    17 March 1972

    Transferred to 700th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 918th Tactical Airlift Group, 94th Tactical Airlift Wing (AFRES), Dobbins AFB, GA.
    Operated with markings: DG-433

    June 1972


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Green Ramp, Pope AFB, NC. Aircraft is the one in the distance, left side of photo.

    Converted to a CV-2B by deHavilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    23 October 1980


    Photographer: Unknown

    June 1982

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ejercito de Aire with s/n T.9-24 and operated with these markings: 371-04.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ejercito de Aire with s/n T.9-24.
    MAP transfer to Spanish AF.

    May 1986

    Markings Applied: 353-21

    1986

    Withdrawn from use.

    November 1986

    To unknown owner with c/r N90C.

    November 1986

    To New Cal Aviation, NJ with new c/r N90NC.
    Operated with markings: Margaret

    6 March 1987

    Arrived at Malta and placed in storage.

    11 August 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for N90NC (CARIBOU DHC-4A, 24) issued.

    3 November 1994

    To Penn Turbo Aviation, Inc Cape May, NJ keeping c/r N90NC.

    19 January 2005

    Civil registration, N90NC, cancelled.
    Exported to Indonesia.

    19 January 2005

    Civil registration, N90NC, cancelled.
    Exported to Indonesia.

    6 June 2005

    To Trigana Air, Indonesia with new c/r PK-YRO.

    10 October 2006

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The flight departed Mulia Airport (LII/WABQ), Indonesia and was destined for Mamit Airport, Indonesia. The accident occurred at Mamit (Indonesia) while landing. Narrative: The Caribou departed Mulia (LII) on a flight to Wamena (WMX). An intermediate stop was planned at Mamit. Directional control was lost on landing. The Caribou went into bushes and broke in two. The sod over gravel runway was probably still wet as a result of recent rainfall. Mamit, altitude 4400 feet, has a single runway (11/29) which has a slope 9...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Internet Sources
    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    The C-7A Caribuou Association
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger

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