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| ADF Serials Message Board > Navy Aircraft - Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm > Ran Dakota N2-90 |
| Posted by: Martin Edwards Feb 22 2014, 01:42 PM |
| Sad to read that due to severe corrosion Dakota N2-90 is being dismantled for spares. Looking at our listing we have two different construction numbers listed. Can this be explained? http://www.adf-serials.com.au/n2.htm |
| Posted by: Ron Cuskelly Feb 22 2014, 07:16 PM |
| Martin This aircraft is one of that bunch that were issued with duplicated serials necessitating the issue of a new c/n. Air-Britain quote the c/n as 16135/32883. Any more info on the aeroplane being parted out? Regards Ron |
| Posted by: docide Feb 22 2014, 07:44 PM |
| The correct c/n is 32883. The duplicate c/n is 16135. All the affected aircraft are C-47-DK that were built at the Oklahoma City plant. Cheers |
| Posted by: Ron Cuskelly Feb 23 2014, 08:27 AM |
| Folks Here is a facsimile of the Douglas service bulletin listing the duplicated serials. Source: "The Douglas Commercial Story" Air-Britain 1971  It is common to quote both numbers on the presumption that not all of these aircraft were fitted with corrected data plates. |
| Posted by: Martin Edwards Feb 23 2014, 02:08 PM |
| Thanks Ron and docide. If you have a Facebook account you should be able to follow N2-90's fate here; https://www.facebook.com/groups/RANHF/ |