DC-3 auction- make an offer by the pound?

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

http://www.salvex.com/listings/listing_detail.cfm?aucID=182951410&emphid=13179&emhsid=f621c70195879e25da8de57406fe1365

I would be surprised if this aircraft was saved based upon its location and condition.

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DC3 Aircraft 1976

This deregistered DC3 aircraft is available for sale by the owner who no longer has a use for it. It is being sold in an asset liquidation sale.

•Year 1976
•Make DC3
•Type Fixed Wing Multi Engine
•S/N 25778
Quantity: 1 Aircraft
Condition: This is a deregistered aircraft. The aircraft has been sitting in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands for several years.
# of Bids: 5
Product Location: St. Thomas, International 00803, Virgin Islands (British)
End Time: May-02-13 01:00 PM CST
Time Remaining: 2 days, 2 hrs, 48 mins

Market Maker: Dena Florida (713-229-9000)

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:14 am

That's sad... I dint know they were still building DC-3's in 1976 :shock:

The Inspector · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:29 am

C/n 25778, originally c/n 14333, C-47B-1-DK, 4348517. To USN as R4D-6 buno 17275 then C-47J after McNamara commonality, same buno. Out the back gate as N3029F, then N333EF, then N 132FS.
Another one that falls in an empty spot in Baughers listings.

Pathfinder · **Joined:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 587

17275 R4D-6/C-47J NAF
ex USAAF C-47A s/n 43-48517 (Note apparent error re: C-47A)
08 Oct 1958 - AVCO Mfg Co - Nashville, TN
23 Mar 1959 - NAF R&D - China Lake, CA
12 Aug 1959 - O&R BUAER M&S - Jacksonville, FL

Was she Navy after WW2?

http://www.chinalakealumni.org/Aircraft.htm

gary1954 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:37 pm

how do you Mericans say yit???RUN FOREST! :shock:

RUN

Wildchild · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:43 pm

The cost of purchase should be the amount it takes to bring it back to the states.

Chuck Giese · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 6:17 am

Cherrybomber13 wrote:

That's sad... I dint know they were still building DC-3's in 1976 :shock:

Most likely the date it was converted from C-47A to DC-3. Our DC-3 has a 1986 conversion data plate...

WallyB · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 9:13 am

Chuck Giese wrote:

Cherrybomber13 wrote:

That's sad... I dint know they were still building DC-3's in 1976 :shock:

Most likely the date it was converted from C-47A to DC-3. Our DC-3 has a 1986 conversion data plate...

1976 was the year it was demobbed from MASDC (AMARC as it is now) as N3029F.
25778 (allocated msn 14333 in error) C-47B-1-DK 43-48517
to R4D-6 BuAer 17275
redesignated C-47J 1962
to N3029F, N333EF, N132FS Four Star Cargo, San Juan PR.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 9:18 am

Pathfinder wrote:

17275 R4D-6/C-47J NAF
ex USAAF C-47A s/n 43-48517 (Note apparent error re: C-47A)
08 Oct 1958 - AVCO Mfg Co - Nashville, TN
23 Mar 1959 - NAF R&D - China Lake, CA
12 Aug 1959 - O&R BUAER M&S - Jacksonville, FL

Was she Navy after WW2?

http://www.chinalakealumni.org/Aircraft.htm

I based my info by starting with the FAA registration site for the c/n which the feds show is 25778, and went from there, making my last reference point Baughers site.

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