The DC-3 Aviation Museum
"Salutes"
The Museums and Organizations
that provide the restored
DC-3/C-47/R4D/Dakota
for living History
Submitted by: Fred Pierce, Editor/Wright Flyer March 1996
Submitted by: MICHAEL K MCDONOUGH, Pres.NEE March 1996
Submitted by:Santa Monica, Museum of Flying - May 1996
Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation
Submitted by:Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation - August 1996
submitted by: Frank Thompson(tomahawk)PAM
submitted by: "Col. Charles J. Piwowarski" nethead@laker.net
Danish Dakota Friends
DC-3 Vennernes hjemmeside
visit their Home Page at:
http://home6.inet.tele.dk/dakota_d/
submitted by: "Nils Rosengaard "rodata@inet.uni-c.dk
Carolinas Historic Aviation Commission
submitted by: "Bob Williams " - margaret@onslowonline.net"@onslowonline.net
Commemorative Air Force
submitted by: -West Sanders - wsanders@flash.net
Marine Air Group 25
and
SCAT Veterans of WW II
submitted by: -William F. Sears - mag25sec@eagleweb.net
Friends of the DC-3
submitted by: - bear@centercomp.com
As seen in Warbirds Magazine Fall/1982
"Gooneys Go To College"
The American Airlines
C.R. Smith Museum
Telephone:
(00356) 21416095
Fax:
(00356) 21419374
Email:
The Malta Aviation Museum
The Malta Aviation Museum
owns two DC-3s.
The example under restoration in the Museum was built in 1944and served with the USAF for 10 years.
This aircraft was donated to the Museum by National Tourism Organisation Malta on 26th April 1996,
after having been in storage at the Fire Fighting School Hal Far for the past 10 years.
It was a former survey aircraft, last registered as C-FITH.
Recently Malta Aviation Museum was presented with a second DC3
from NCA, a maintenance facility in Malta .
Currently this aircraft is stored at the NCA Safi Premises
until the large Bellman Hangar at the Museum is constructed.
It was formerly registered in Bosnia and France.
Check out the Museum’s homepage for more information:
A listingDakota's in Museums in Europe
Museum für Verkehr und Technik, Berlin
Flugausstellung Leo Junior, Hermeskeil
Auto + Technik Museum, Sinsheim
Deutsches Museum - Flugwerft Schleißheim, Oberschleißheim
Air Classic Flugzeugmuseum, Frankfurt
Brenzett Aeronautical Museum, Brenzett
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre, Coningsby
Museum of Berkshire Aviation, North Reading
Musée de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire, Bruxelles
Aviodome - National Aeronautical Museum, Amsterdam
Luchtmacht Museum, Soesterberg
Museo Do Ar, Alverca do Ribatejo
Museo de Aeronautica y Astronautica, Madrid
Airborn Forces Museum, Aldershot
Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Science Museum, London
Muzej Jugoslovensko Vazduhoplovstva, Beograd
There is a Li-2 (Russian Dakota) on display
at Ferihegy Airport atBudapest (Hungary)
There is a C-47 in invasion colors at Bastogne (Belgium) on display
In the Netherlands there are 2 museum Dakota's:
One in the Militair Luchtvaartmuseum at Soesterberg.
It has the registrationZ-5 (serial 20118)
and was obtained from the Danish Air Force (former registrations K-688 and 68-688).
Before that is was Norwegian Air Force (315652)
and before that USAAF (43-15652).
It flew in a 'Bridge Too far'with registration 315317.
The other one is in the Aviodome
with the registraion PH-PBA (serial 19434).
It was once the private plane of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
It was original USAAF (42-100971) .
This Dakota is at the Flugausstellung Leo Junior
in Hermeskeil (Germany).
C-47 in Iraqi Air Force colors.
Information From: "Magiel Venema" - magiel.venema@tip.nl
http://hem.passagen.se/robmal/
Flygande Veteraner
Flygande Veteraner i Sverige vedligeholder og
flyver med Daisy(SE-CFP) og er
hjemmehørende på Bromma Flygplats ved
Stockholm
http://home.sol.no/~thomle/won/lnwnd.htm
Warbirds of Norway
I Warbirds of Norway er samlet en stor del af de
flyvende Warbirds i Skandinavien, bl.a kan du
her finde informationer om vores norske
søsterforening Dakota Norway der flyver med
DC-3, LN-WND
ÌÓÇÅÉ ÂÎÅ�?�?Î-ÂÎÇÄÓØ�?ÛÕ
http://www.infoart.ru/avia/company/monino/
AIR FORCE MUSEUM
at MONINO
submitted by: Michael Harmsen
Volunteers in tribute to
those who fought for freedom
http://aztec.asu.edu/dakota/home.html
National Aviation Museum --
one of the world's great aeronautical collections.
Corporate: Douglas DC-3 - Military: Douglas C-47 
submitted by: William T Larkin
Portuguese Air Museum
C47-A-80-DL 19755 (registration 6157)
Submitted by: "Jose Vilhena" - jose.vilhena@ip.pt
http://sprucegoose.org/sprucegoose/museum/c47.htm
Submitted by:Bob Peterman E-Mail: bfpmsp@onlinemac.com
The Pueblo Weisbrod
Aircraft Museum
Douglas C47 "Skytrain"
Canadian Warplane Heritage
"Canada's Flying Museum"
located at the Hamilton Airport,
Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada
is home to a Douglas DC-3.
our web site - www.warplane.com
DOUGLAS DC-3
In World War II the RCAF had three Dakota squadrons.
In 1944, 437 was created in England and served in Northwest Europe;
in that same year, 435 and 436 Squadrons
were formed in India for service with the British XIV Army in Burma.
Between 1943 and 1989, almost one-half of a century,
the RCAF and Canadian Forces (CF) Air Command employed 169 Dakotas.
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Dakota
proudly wears the colours of 436 Squadron,
whose slogan was
"Canucks Unlimited."
This aeroplane (C- GDAK) was built in June 1939
and today is the second highest flying time
DC-3/Dakota in the world,
with 81,393 hours of airtime
(equal to approximately 9 ½ years of continuous flying)
and 12 million miles
(nearly 500 times around the world).
The CWH Gooney Bird is still being used to deploy parachutists-
but only at air shows.
CWH obtained its Dakota in 1981.
Maintains KN 456
Dakota "Canucks Unlimited"
Submitted by: ol' Sarg - westwing@escape.ca
Also information from The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum,
South African Airforce Museum
Pretoria, South Africa
Swartkops AFB, north gate
Phone +27-12-351-2290/2153
10-4 weekdays,
weekends and public holidays
No admission fee
F-86, MiG21 (Angolan), Mustang, Spitfire Mk.XVI, Fiesler Storch, DH Vampire,
P-51D, Mirage F1 CZ, Mirage 111 CZ,
Mirage 111 BZ, Piaggio Albatross, Avro Shakelton Mk3,
Douglas DC-3,
DC-4, H-S Buccaneer SK MK, Electric
Canberra, Percival Provost, Atlas Kudu, Atlas Bosbok, Alouette II, Puma helo
Extensive museum displaying all types flown by SAAF.
Flying days third Saturday of every second month.
The on-base library can be opened on request
Flugwerft Schlei�heim
MUSEUM F�R LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT
Effnerstra�e 18
D-85764 Oberschlei�heim
Tel. 089/31 57 14 - 0
Fax 089/31 57 14 - 50
E-Mail: fws@extern.lrz-muenchen.de
The Foundation Dakota Norway,
we are operating a DC 3, built in 1942,
serial number 42-68823,
totalt hours up to now: 38.500 !
I would particulary mention the "bildearkiv"
which is norwegian for "photogallery".
The web-adress is:
http://members.nbci.com/daknorway.
submitted by: Martin Nilsen
Tikkakoski
Finnish Air Force
Museum
Museum hours:
June 1st and August 15th: 10.00 am - 8.00 pm (10.00 - 20.00)
August 16th and May 31st: 11.00 am - 5.00 pm (11.00-17.00)
Contact information:
Keskisuomen Ilmailumuseo
Tikkakoskentie
125 FIN-41160 TIKKAKOSKI
Tel: +358 14 375 2125,
+358 14 375 3162
Fax: +358 14 375 3620
Submitted by:"Mikko Laine" oh5lgf@saunalahti.fi
The National Warplane Museum Is Located
At The Elmira-Corning Regional Airport,
Between Elmira and Corning NY.
Contact the: National Warplane Museum
nwm@warplane.org
17 Aviation Drive Horseheads, NY 14845
Phone: 607-739-8200
Fax: 607-739-8374
Submitted by: Steve Low Executive Director National Warplane Museum
'Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight Visitor Centre'
ZA947 is an RAF C3
that spent many years in the transport flight of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
(the UKs nearest equivalent of NACA/NASA, now subsumed in other organisations).
She was purchased from the RCAF in 1971.
During her time at the RAE she was used for a variety of trials work
as well as for moving personnel and material.
The aircraft was 'retired' in 1993 and passed to the
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bbmfhome.html
where she provides transport, multi-engine training and acts as an independent exhibit.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
is the Royal Air force's historic aircraft unit,
providing a flying memorial to lost aircrew.
It operates;
1x Lancaster Mk III Heavy Bomber
2x Huricane Mk IIc,IIc Fighters
5x Spitfire Mk IIa,Vb,LF IXe,XIX,XIX Fighters
1x Dakota C3 Transport
2x DHC-1 Chipmunk Trainers
The BBMF is an RAF unit and the aircraft are maintained and operated by serving RAF personnel.
When not flying the aircraft may be seen at the BBMF visitor centre at RAF Coltishall.
ZA947 began its BBMF service painted to represent the aircraft of
Flight Lieutenant David Lord,
who won the Victoria Cross
(Britians highest decoration)
during operation Market Garden.
She is now painted in a Berlin Airlift scheme
as YS-H of 77 Sqn.
In 1994 she was used to drop (IIRC)
UK Parachute Regt personnel on the 'Pegasus Bridge' DZ
as the initial 'stick' of an event to mark the
50th anniversary of Op Overlord.
submitted by: Rick Ansell - rick@nb-invincible.org.uk
The Dakota Aviation Museum
492 Old Ashby Road,
Mason, NH 03048.
submitted by: Nicolai Musante
Copenhagen, Denmark
Air Mobility Command Museum
1301 Heritage Road,
Dover Air Force Base, DE 19902-8001
Web Page at:
http://amcmuseum.org/c-47.htm
302-677-5938
The Museum is open to the public
Open Daily
9am to 4pm
(closed on Federal Holidays)
ADMISSION IS FREE!
The Central Australian Aviation Museum
http://www.wilmap.com.au/alice_springs/caam.html
A small admission fee is charged for entry to this interesting museum
which is open daily from 10.00am until 5pm and closed Christmas day and Good Friday.
Adults $7.00 Children/Concession $4.00
Enquiries on Ph: 8951 1120.
Submitted by: Frederick James Witney - fredw2943@blueskyinternet.com.au
