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Douglas C-47A-10-DK

DC3-12485Written off

RegistrationIDPK-OBC

AIOperatorAirfast Indonesia

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Douglas C-47A-10-DK. Operated for Royal Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Airfast Indonesia.

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Technical data

Country of registrationIndonesia

MSN12485

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

Nov 1, 1946

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-TDU.

Mar 1, 1954

Re-registered

Changed from PH-TDU to PH-DAU (still with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines).

Aug 15, 1984

Transferred to Airfast Indonesia

Transferred to Airfast Indonesia.

Operators

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Royal Air Force

Registration KG450

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United States Army Air Forces

Registration 42-92660

1946-11-01

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-TDU

1954-03-01

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-DAU

1984-08-15

Airfast Indonesia

Registration PK-OBC

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Airfast Indonesia

Registration PK-AKT

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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