ALI TITIZ COLLECTION
No. 10582. Douglas DC-3A-456 C-47A (6059 c/n 12757) Turkish Air Force
Photographed at Inönü, Eskisehir, Turkey, ca. 1980s, by Ali Titiz

Douglas DC-3A-456 C-47A

04/30/2011. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "Built at the Douglas factory at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA as a Model DC-3A-456 under the USAAF serial 42-92905, this C-47A-15-DK was operated by the 99th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group when it participated in the operation 'Market Garden' on September 17, 1944. In 1948 the aircraft was transferred to the Turkish AF, it received the Turkish serial 6059 and was initially coded "CBK-59", later as "12-059". Presently it is stored at Erkilet."


Created March 31, 2011