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Douglas C-47A-85-DL

DC3-19986Written off

RegistrationVEYV-C-AZQ

LÍOperatorLínea Aeropostal Venezolana

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

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Douglas C-47A-85-DL. Operated for United States Army Air Forces, Línea Aerea TACA de Venezuela and Línea Aeropostal Venezolana.

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Technical data

Country of registrationVenezuela

MSN19986

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

Apr 5, 1944

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces as 43-15520.

Jul 1, 1946

Transferred to Línea Aerea TACA de Venezuela

Transferred to Línea Aerea TACA de Venezuela.

Mar 9, 1961

Transferred to Línea Aeropostal Venezolana

Transferred to Línea Aeropostal Venezolana.

Operators

1944-04-05

United States Army Air Forces

Registration 43-15520

1946-07-01

Línea Aerea TACA de Venezuela

Registration YV-AZQ

1961-03-09

Línea Aeropostal Venezolana

Registration YV-C-AZQ

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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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas C-47A-85-DL · YV-C-AZQ · Línea Aeropostal Venezolana}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-19986},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-19986}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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