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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:Dakota IV
    Last Military Serial:KG776 RAF
    Construction Number:14008
    Last Civil Registration:YU-ABI
    Compressed ID:Douglas Dakota IV sn KG776 RAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Beograd Airport, Beograd (Belgrade), Central Serbia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    24 July 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-48192.

    New construction number, 25453, assigned to the airframe.

    8 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KG776 as a Dakota IV.

    8 May 1946

    To General Sir Humphrey Gale, London with new c/r G-AHLZ.

    From 15 December 1947 to 23 December 1947

    To Haroon Sons Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan keeping c/r G-AHLZ.

    3 January 1949

    To Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) with new c/r YU-ABI.

    Civil registration N94480 reserved but not taken up.

    February 1974

    To Monarch Aircraft Co with new c/r N94437.

    To unknown owner with c/r YU-ABI.

    To Beograd Airport, Beograd (Belgrade), Central Serbia.
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    30 November 2016


    Photographer: Aviafan
    Notes: in Belgrade on Wednesday 30th November 2016.
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