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Douglas C-47A-40-DL

DC3-9894Scrapped

RegistrationVEYV-610C

SEOperatorServivensa

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Douglas C-47A-40-DL. Operated for United States Army Air Forces, Air France and Servivensa. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationVenezuela

MSN9894

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

Jul 22, 1943

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces as 42-24032.

Sep 6, 1947

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Sep 15, 1947

Transferred to Air Liban

Transferred to Air Liban.

Apr 1, 1951

Re-registered

Changed from LR-AAN to OD-AAN (still with Air Liban).

Sep 1, 1965

Transferred to MEA - Middle East Airlines

Transferred to MEA - Middle East Airlines.

Sep 1, 1989

Transferred to Midas Airlines

Transferred to Midas Airlines.

Mar 1, 1991

Transferred to Servivensa

Transferred to Servivensa.

Operators

1943-07-22

United States Army Air Forces

Registration 42-24032

1947-09-06

Air France

Registration F-BCYS

1947-09-15

Air Liban

Registration LR-AAN

1951-04-01

Air Liban

Registration OD-AAN

1965-09-01

MEA - Middle East Airlines

Registration OD-AAN · Lessor: Air Liban

1989-09-01

Midas Airlines

Registration YV-505C

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Avensa

Registration YV-505C

1991-03-01

Servivensa

Registration YV-610C

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas C-47A-40-DL · YV-610C · Servivensa}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-9894},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-9894}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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