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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-3-178
    Construction Number:01920
    Last Civil Registration:N17334
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-3-178 cn 01920 cr N17334...
    Latest Owner or Location:Flagship Detroit Foundation, Shelbyville, TN

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    Dates

    Event

    March 1937

    Constructed as a DC-3-178.
    Douglas DC-3-178 1920

    From March 1937 to April 1947

    To American Airlines with new c/r NC17334.
    Operated with markings: Flagship Detroit

    1938


    Photographer: Midway Airport Historians
    Notes: At Chicago Municipal Airport

    April 1947

    To Banco de Mexico with new c/r XB-JAD {1}.

    To Banco de Mexico with new c/r XB-HED.

    10 June 1948

    To Beldex Corp with new c/r N4843N.

    To Mustang Airways keeping c/r N4843N.

    26 October 1950

    To Gaylord Container Corp with new c/r N177H.

    July 1963

    To Storm Oil Co, Saint Louis, MO keeping c/r N177H.

    1966

    To Roberts Merchandise Marts Inc keeping c/r N177H.

    October 1967

    To H E Guynn, Tierra Verde, FL keeping c/r N177H.

    1975

    To J Robinson, Birmingham, AL keeping c/r N177H.

    30 March 1978

    To R Morgan, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N177H.

    20 February 1985

    To K (and) K Aircraft Inc, Bridgewater, VA keeping c/r N177H.

    6 August 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for N17334 (DC3, 1920) issued.

    Converted to an Agricultural Sprayer.

    12 April 1995

    To KK Aircraft Inc, Bridgewater, VA with new c/r N17334.

    To Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater, VA keeping c/r N17334.

    12 May 2004

    To Eastern Mennonite University, Leland, IL keeping c/r N17334.

    7 January 2005

    To Flagship Detroit Foundation, Bedford, TX keeping c/r N17334.

    14 December 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N17334 (DC3, 1920) issued.

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for N17334 (DC3, 1920) issued.

    5 April 2006


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    18 April 2007


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    2011

    4 April 2014


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.

    18 August 2014


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: On display at Iowa City, IA

    18 August 2014


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Iowa City, IA

    9 August 2016

    To Flagship Detroit Foundation, Denton, TX keeping c/r N17334.

    25 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh

    14 August 2019

    To Flagship Detroit Foundation, Shelbyville, TN keeping c/r N17334.
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