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Public Transport Aircraft, DC3, G-DAKK
Good home wanted for film star and war veteran. She is fit and healthy, and responds to love and affection. This aircraft is currently in full service and operating regularly throughout the year and seeks an enthusiastic owner who will further her career. Her present owner had a very difficult decision to make when deciding to part with this adorable old girl.

History
Built as Douglas C-47A-35-DL c/n 9798 42-23936 this aircraft started life as a military transporter during World War II, originally being delivered to the US Air Force in North Africa in 1943. By February 1944 she had been transferred to the European Theatre, in time to take part on D-Day, Arnhem, crossing of the Rhine and other major events of that period.

In 1946 she was demobbed and began civilian life in the Czech national airline Ceskoslovenske Aeroline. Following her airline service she was transferred to the Air Research and Test Institute and then in 1958 until 1983, served in the French Navy, Aeronavale, registered as F-GEOM. In 1983 this redoubtable aircraft was sold to Stellair at Nantes and later transferred to Transvallair at Caen. Between 1985 and 1993 she was registered G-OFON and operated by Classic Airways and eventually sold in 1994 to Air Atlantique in Coventry and remained there in storage until South Coast Airways took operation of her in 1996 to the present day.