French Air Force C-47

avinoam549 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:35 am

Hi all.
Back in 1956,The French Air force had loand 10 Douglas C-47 Transports to the Israeli Air Force.
These were flown from Beaumont AB to Israel,Were operated in October 56 war and returned.
Can anyone tell me what were the Fr.AF Serial numbers of these aircraft?

Coert Munk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:09 am **Posts:** 169

Hi,
Did you check the Gradidge book with c/n's for details?

avinoam549 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:27 am

Do you mean the Air Britain big book?

WallyB · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:44 pm

There seems to be one missing but I find:

006/4X-FNK 16301/33049 44-76717
016/4X-FNN 14424/25869 43-48608
018/4X-FNO 15805/32553 44-76421
022/4X-FNQ 15692/27137 43-49876
032/4X-FNX 4463 41-18401
034/4X-FND 16375/33123 44-76791
035/4X-FNV 16007/32755 44-76423
037/4X-FNW 16283/33031 44-76699
?/4X-FA? 12306 42-92499
?/4X-FA? 14355/25800 43-48539
?/4X-FA? 14865/26310 43-49049
?/4X-FA? 16089/32837 44-76505
?/4X-FA? 16558/33306 44-76974
?/4X-FA? 16559/33307 44-76975

avinoam549 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:35 am

Hi.
It seems that the aircraft in your list are French AF Daks which were purchased by the IAF in 1967,They are not the aircraft which were loaned in 1956,And which were all returned.

WallyB · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:58 am

avinoam549 wrote:

Hi.
It seems that the aircraft in your list are French AF Daks which were purchased by the IAF in 1967,They are not the aircraft which were loaned in 1956,And which were all returned.

In that case I doubt there's any surviving records.

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