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Douglas C-52A-DO

DC3-4813Unknown

WEOperatorWestern Airlines

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Douglas C-52A-DO. Has operated for United States Army Air Forces and Western Airlines.

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Technical data

Country of registrationMéxico

MSN4813

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

With its 2,540 km range, from Bellingham it could fly non-stop as far as:

LAXLos Angeles1,686 km SEASeattle150 km

Beyond its rangeDFWDallas-Fort Worth2,756 km

The type first flew in 1935 (91 years ago) · About 607 units built · Production ended in 1942

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1944–2026Western Airlines airline base

Base

BLIBellingham LAXLos Angeles SLCSalt Lake City

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jun 1, 1944

Delivered to Western Airlines

Delivered to Western Airlines as NC19387.

Operators

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United States Army Air Forces

Registration 41-7714

1944-06-01

Western Airlines

Registration NC19387

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas C-52A-DO · Western Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-4813},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-4813}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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