Ran Dakota N2-90

[Martin Edwards]

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

[Ron Cuskelly]

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

[docide]

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

[Ron Cuskelly]

Folks

Here is a facsimile of the Douglas service bulletin listing the duplicated serials.

Source: "The Douglas Commercial Story" Air-Britain 1971

(IMG:http://www.adastron.com/aviation/vault/DC-3-Duplicated-Serials.jpg)

It is common to quote both numbers on the presumption that not all of these aircraft were fitted with corrected data plates.

[Martin Edwards]

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/