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Douglas C-49E

DC3-1549Scrapped

RegistrationBOCP-572

LUOperatorLupita

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Douglas C-49E. Operated for American Airlines, United States Army Air Forces and Lupita. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationBolivia

MSN1549

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

Aug 1, 1936

Delivered to American Airlines

Delivered to American Airlines as NC16007.

Mar 1, 1943

Transferred to United States Army Air Forces

Transferred to United States Army Air Forces.

Nov 1, 1944

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Aug 1, 1949

Transferred to SANTA

Transferred to SANTA.

Jan 1, 1951

Transferred to LAB Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano

Transferred to LAB Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano.

Oct 1, 1953

Re-registered

Changed from CB-72 to CP-572 (still with LAB Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano).

Nov 1, 1969

Transferred to Lupita

Transferred to Lupita.

Operators

1936-08-01

American Airlines

Registration NC16007

1943-03-01

United States Army Air Forces

Registration 42-56094

1944-11-01

American Airlines

Registration NC16007

1949-08-01

SANTA

Registration HC-SMB

1951-01-01

LAB Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano

Registration CB-72

1953-10-01

LAB Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano

Registration CP-572

1969-11-01

Lupita

Registration CP-572

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas C-49E · CP-572 · Lupita}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1549},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1549}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

Wikipedia

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