Here is a photo of the DC-3 of Aerolineas Argentinas in Santiago Air Museum of Chile, it presents a beautiful and excellent finish, characteristic of the aircraft the museum has ..... Haber
if one day this country learn to keep their planes, not only military but some civilians who did a lot for the country.
No more comments, just to congratulate the people of the Aviation Museum of Chile for the excellent work done.
Manufacturer: Douglas, Long Beach
Model: C-47A-65
Serial Number: 43-15692
Manufacturing number: 20158
Registration (DGAC) CC-CLK
HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT,
1. In EE.UUEste plane was manufactured in 1944 under Contract No. AC-32 725 and was accepted by the USAAF on 15 April 1944 and delivered to the Air Training Command, (ATC) on 28 APR 44 in the Washington National Airport.Con dated 19 MAY 44, is assigned to 503 Air Base Squadron (BASq) in Gravely. The same year he transferred to the BA 553 Sq ATC in Romulus, dated 02 AUG 44. On 27 JUL 45 are assigned to 592 BASq. ATC in Fort.Dix.El .28 OCT 45, BA 554 Sq passed to ATC in Memphis and 28 OCT 45 to 555 Sq BA, ATC at Love Field. On 09 MAR 46. is sent to the RFC at Augusta and finally in ABR 46, is discharged from the USAAF.
is acquired by the Air Cargo Transport Corp and entered in the register of civil aircraft in the CAA as NC60942. in 1947.
2 .- In Argentina acquired by the Company. General. Aviation Aeropostal, 08 MAY 47 and get the registration: LV-ADF. Aerolineas Argentinas is delivered on 22 NOV 50, which operates under the same registration. He christens "Chono. It is operated by airlines in 1966.
La Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA), which receives the 22 JUN 66 and designates it as TC-20. It is sometimes used by LADE. His last assignment was at the V Air Brigade. Is withdrawn by the FAA in DEC 90. Upon being discharged by the FAA the plane had 32,379 hours of flight
3 .- In Chile Ltda Regional Aerocargo acquired in 1991. Registration will be on 02 JAN 92, CC-CLK. The shuttle ferry flight condition to Chile was made in January 92. The plane was operated for a short time, preserving the paint scheme of the FAA. Aerocargo subsequently closed its operations and the CC-CLK is parked for years in the airfield of Los Cerrillos.
For Res E-0346 of 11 MAR 97 of the DGAC, the aircraft is declared abandoned and seized by the FAA, to be finally transferred to MNAE.
Source: Photographs and data obtained from: www.museoaeronautico.cl