Douglas DC-3A-467 C-47B

Douglas DC-3A-467 C-47B

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08/31/2007. Remarks by Alfred Damen: "This shot dates back to 1962 when Martin’s Air Charter (now Martinair) was expanding rapidly and started carrying air freight - as you can see from the location on the 'old' freight area. This particular machine has an interesting pedigree. It started out May 3, 1945, with the USAAF as a C-47B-35-DK, s/n 44-76881, then was transferred to the RAF as Dakota Mk.IV, s/n KN582, on May 7, 1945.

The next owner was Field Aircraft Services who bought it in January 1950 and the airframe was given the civil registration G-ALXM. It was sold to BEA (British European Airlines) on February 28, 1950. Martin's Air Charter purchased the airplane as PH-MAA on July 4, 1960. It was leased to Lufthansa from April 1 to June 6, 1963, then sold to Belair of Switzerland as HB-ITD on October 26, 1967. Belair leased it to the UN Middle East operation and it was based in Jeruzalem for a while.

It was finally sold to Air Transport Inc as N37737 on May 27, 1974, and seems to have ended its life as a source of spare parts for the restoration of another C47/DC3."


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08/31/2007. Remarks by Alfred Damen: "This shot dates back to 1962 when Martin’s Air Charter (now Martinair) was expanding rapidly and started carrying air freight - as you can see from the location on the 'old' freight area. This particular machine has an interesting pedigree. It started out May 3, 1945, with the USAAF as a C-47B-35-DK, s/n 44-76881, then was transferred to the RAF as Dakota Mk.IV, s/n KN582, on May 7, 1945. The next owner was Field Aircraft Services who bought it in January 1950 and the airframe was given the civil registration G-ALXM. It was sold to BEA (British European Airlines) on February 28, 1950. Martin's Air Charter purchased the airplane as PH-MAA on July 4, 1960. It was leased to Lufthansa from April 1 to June 6, 1963, then sold to Belair of Switzerland as HB-ITD on October 26, 1967. Belair leased it to the UN Middle East operation and it was based in Jeruzalem for a while. It was finally sold to Air Transport Inc as N37737 on May 27, 1974, and seems to have ended its life as a source of spare parts for the restoration of another C47/DC3."