08/31/2007. This aircraft was delivered to Pennsylvania Central
Airlines on December 7, 1939, registered as NC21784, named Rocky
Mount and received the fleet number 217-B. Pennsylvania Central
Airlines changed its name to Capital Airlines in April 1948, Capital
Airlines was acquired by United Airlines in July 1961.
On July 25, 1961, the aircraft was sold to S.H. Dupont of Dupont Aero
Finance Inc., registered as N142HD, and leased to Bahama Airways. On
September 3, 1965, the aircraft was sold to Aerovias Quisqueyana in
the Dominican Republic, were it was registered as HI-117. It was
destroyed in a crash on June 1, 1973.
