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Douglas C-48B

DC3-1977Written off

RegistrationVEYV-611C

SEOperatorServivensa

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Douglas C-48B. Operated for United Airlines, United States Army Air Forces and Servivensa.

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Technical data

Country of registrationVenezuela

MSN1977

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

Mar 25, 1938

Delivered to United Airlines

Delivered to United Airlines as NC18145.

Jun 8, 1942

Transferred to United States Army Air Forces

Transferred to United States Army Air Forces.

Jun 7, 1944

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Dec 1, 1952

Re-registered

Changed from NC18145 to N18145 (still with United Airlines).

Nov 1, 1963

Transferred to Aspen Airways

Transferred to Aspen Airways.

May 1, 1971

Transferred to Empire Airlines

Transferred to Empire Airlines.

Sep 1, 1989

Transferred to Midas Airlines

Transferred to Midas Airlines.

Oct 2, 1998

Transferred to Servivensa

Transferred to Servivensa.

Operators

1938-03-25

United Airlines

Registration NC18145

1942-06-08

United States Army Air Forces

Registration 42-56101

1944-06-07

United Airlines

Registration NC18145

1952-12-01

United Airlines

Registration N18145

1963-11-01

Aspen Airways

Registration N22Z

1971-05-01

Empire Airlines

Registration N22Z

1989-09-01

Midas Airlines

Registration YV-506C

1998-10-02

Servivensa

Registration YV-611C

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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APA

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Harvard

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas C-48B · YV-611C · Servivensa}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1977},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1977}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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