Douglas DC-3S N1R

Douglas DC-3S N1R (msn 4129) of the BROOKLYN DODGERS (Brooklyn National League Baseball Club), marked with Dodgers World Champions just behind the entry door. Douglas DST-406 was delivered new to Eastern Airlines in June 1941 as NC33643 Flagship Daytona Beach, but was commandeered by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-49F-DO on 8 June 1942. Returned to Eastern Airlines on 27 October 1944 as DC-3S (de-mobbed DC-3/DST) NC33643 and resuming scheduled services until 1950, when she was acquired by the Dodgers, through close contact with Eddie Rickenbacker, the owner of eastern Airlines. December 1953 registered as N71R with Thunderbirds Airways, Medford, NJ. 1966 - N715F with Trans Florida Airlines, Daytona Beach, FL. 1972 - Sha Wanga Sport Parachute Center, New City, NY.to 13 September 1978 15 November 1996 registered to Dick G Evans of Perris CA (Matthew James Walker); still at Lake Elsinore airstrip near Los Angeles, currently up for sale

Picture No

13137571

Media ID

47745672

Size

5315px x 2517px (3.7MB)

Credit

Source

scanned from original negative by Robert Stuckey

Date

circa 1952