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Douglas C-47A-5-DK

DC3-12333Scrapped

RegistrationMG5R-MMC

AROperatorArmee de l'Air Malgache

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Douglas C-47A-5-DK. Operated for United States Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force and Armee de l'Air Malgache. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationMadagascar

MSN12333

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

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jan 17, 1944

Delivered to Royal Air Force

Delivered to Royal Air Force as KG334.

Jun 18, 1947

Transferred to Silver City Airways

Transferred to Silver City Airways.

May 21, 1951

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Jan 1, 1962

Transferred to Madair

Transferred to Madair.

Dec 1, 1962

Transferred to Air Madagascar

Transferred to Air Madagascar.

Operators

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United States Army Air Forces

Registration 42-92523

1944-01-17

Royal Air Force

Registration KG334

1947-06-18

Silver City Airways

Registration G-AJZD

1951-05-21

Air France

Registration F-BFGU

1962-01-01

Madair

Registration F-BFGU

1962-12-01

Air Madagascar

Registration 5R-MAG

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Armee de l'Air Malgache

Registration 5R-MMC

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Douglas C-47A-5-DK · 5R-MMC · Armee de l'Air Malgache}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-12333},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-12333}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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Wikipedia

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