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DC-3A-453 C/N 6346. C-53C-DO s/n 43-2033. "Hotelli was built by Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California and completed on Christmas Eve 1942 as DC-3A-453 C/N 6346. Intended for Pan American Grace Airways as NC34953, she was promptly taken to military service on Dec 27 1942 and became C-53C-DO s/n 43-2033. She served in the US Air Transport Command, North Atlantic Wing and was probably based at Presque Isle, Maine until transferred in November 1943 to the European Wing, where she is believed to have served in personnel transport duties. In October 1944 she was transferred to the 8thAAF until the end of war in Europe. From storage in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, she was bought by the State of Finland and registered on Jun 19 1948 as OH-LCH and made her first commercial flight for Aero Oy on Jul 21 1948. She logged a total of 22137 hours until dismantled for spare parts on Dec 15 1960, but was rebuilt as a freighter with a large cargo door and re-registered as OH-LCH on Jun 25 1963 for Finnair Oy (ex-Aero Oy). On Apr 1 1967 she made Finnair’s last scheduled DC-3 passenger flight. Having logged 28826 hours she was sold to the Finnish Air Force on Mar 5 70 and received call sign DO-11. The Air Force retired DC-3s in 1985 and DO-11 was sold to Airveteran Oy on Jan 15 1986 to become OH-LCH once again. She is flown regularly during summer season and currently her log shows about 34000 hours." <a href="https://www.dc-ry.fi/association/oh-lch/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.dc-ry.fi/association/oh-lch/</a> -On 6 June 2019, for the 75th anniversary and as part of the commemorations of D-Day landings, a flight of 21 Dakotas carrying paratrooper re-enactors flew from Duxford in England to Sannerville in Normandy. This was one of the largest, perhaps the largest, gatherings of C-47/DC-3/Dakota aircraft for over 75 years. <a href="http://www.curbsideclassic.com/rampside-classic/runway-classic-the-c-47-skytrain-dakota-over-normandy-75-years-on/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.curbsideclassic.com/rampside-classic/runway-classic-t...</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8kkGIh_NXQ" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8kkGIh_NXQ</a>
Notre avion a été construit par la Douglas Aircraft Company à Santa Monica, en Californie, et achevé le 24 décembre 1942 sous le numéro DC-3A-453 C / N 6346. Destiné à la Pan American Grace Airways sous le numéro NC34953, il a rapidement été emmené au service militaire le 27 décembre 1942. et est devenu C-53C-DO, s / n 43-2033. Elle a servi dans le US Air Transport Command, escadre de l'Atlantique Nord et était probablement basée à Presque Isle (Maine) jusqu'à son transfert en novembre 1943 à l'escadre européenne, où elle aurait exercé des fonctions de transport de personnel. En octobre 1944, elle fut transférée à la 8ème division aérienne américaine jusqu'à la fin de la guerre en Europe. Après son stockage à Oberpfaffenhofen, en Allemagne, elle a été achetée par l’État finlandais et enregistrée le 19 juin 1948 en tant que OH-LCH. Elle a effectué son premier vol commercial pour Aero Oy le 21 juillet 1948. Elle a totalisé 22137 heures avant d’être démantelée. parties le 15 décembre 1960, mais fut reconstruit en tant que cargo avec une grande porte cargo et réenregistré sous le numéro OH-LCH le 25 juin 1963 pour Finnair Oy (ex-Aero Oy). Le 1er avril 1967, elle a effectué le dernier vol DC-3 de Finnair. Après avoir enregistré 28826 heures de vol, elle a été vendue à l’armée de l’air finlandaise le 5 mars 1970 et a reçu l’indicatif d’appel DO-11. Les DC-3 à la retraite de l'armée de l'air en 1985 et la DO-11 fut vendue à Airveteran Oy le 15 janvier 1986 pour redevenir OH-LCH. Il vole régulièrement pendant la saison estivale et son journal indique environ 34 000 heures. Airveteran Oy (Airveteran Ltd) a été fondée en 1985 par des citoyens privés dans le but de préserver des exemples de DC-3 en Finlande. Les DO-11 et DO-8 (C-47A-75-DL C / N 19309 s / n 42-100846 OH-LCD) ont été achetés à l'Air Force. OH-LCD n'est actuellement pas en état de navigabilité. Elle a été hautement polie et peinte selon le schéma d'Aero Oy du début des années 1950. OH-LCD est stocké au musée de l'aviation finlandais situé à proximité de l'aéroport Helsinki-Vantaa. DC-yhdistys ry (DC-Association) a été fondée en 1988 pour permettre aux membres de participer aux vols. OH-LCH est exploité sur une base non commerciale par la DC-Association, qui compte actuellement environ 3 000 membres et de nombreux membres bénévoles aident à maintenir l'avion en état de navigabilité. Au cours de la saison estivale, OH-LCH est acheminé principalement par l’aéroport d’Helsinki-Malmi et passe l’hiver dans un hangar de l’aéroport de Vaasa. |
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Author | Falcon® Photography from France, France |
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