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Douglas C-47A-1-DK

DC3-12000Written off

RegistrationETET-ABI

OperatorEthiopian Airlines

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Douglas C-47A-1-DK. Operated for Royal Air Force - Positioning Flights, United States Army Air Forces and Ethiopian Airlines.

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Technical data

Country of registrationEtiopía

MSN12000

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Douglas DC-3

Figures for the DC-3 variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.7 m65 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height5.2 m17 ft

Range2,540 km1,371 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed339 km/h183 ktMach 0.32

Service ceiling7,100 m23,294 ft

Maximum take-off weight11,431 kg25,201 lb

Maximum payload3,781 kg8,336 lbIts 21 passengers with baggage would weigh about 2.1 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity21 passengersUp to 32 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1935 (91 years ago) · About 607 units built · Production ended in 1942

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Dec 1, 1943

Delivered to Royal Air Force - Positioning Flights

Delivered to Royal Air Force - Positioning Flights as FL591.

Oct 23, 1944

Transferred to United States Army Air Forces

Transferred to United States Army Air Forces.

Oct 1, 1945

Transferred to Suid Afrikaanse Lugmag

Transferred to Suid Afrikaanse Lugmag.

Jun 16, 1949

Transferred to BEA - British European Airways

Transferred to BEA - British European Airways.

Jun 1, 1962

Transferred to Gibraltar Airways

Transferred to Gibraltar Airways.

Nov 1, 1962

Transferred to Autair International Airways

Transferred to Autair International Airways.

Jun 1, 1963

Transferred to Icelandair

Transferred to Icelandair.

Feb 1, 1964

Transferred to Ethiopian Airlines

Transferred to Ethiopian Airlines.

Operators

1943-12-01

Royal Air Force - Positioning Flights

Registration FL591

1944-10-23

United States Army Air Forces

Registration 42-92223

1945-10-01

Suid Afrikaanse Lugmag

Registration 6860

1949-06-16

BEA - British European Airways

Registration G-ALTT

1962-06-01

Gibraltar Airways

Registration G-ALTT

1962-11-01

Autair International Airways

Registration G-ALTT

—

Charles Grey

Registration G-ALTT

1963-06-01

Icelandair

Registration TF-FIS · Lessor: Autair International Airways

1964-02-01

Ethiopian Airlines

Registration ET-ABI

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Douglas C-47A-1-DK · ET-ABI · Ethiopian Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-12000},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-12000}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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