Talk:The Lavender Hill Mob

G-AGYX

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" On 4 February 1944, the 1944-built Douglas C-47A-10-DK c/n 12472 was delivered as USAAF Skytrain 42-92648 to the United States Army Air Force. On 14 February 1944, the aircraft was delivered to RAF at Dorval, Montreal, Canada, as lend-lease Dakota III KG437. In service with RAF 233 Squadron, Douglas C-47A Dakota III 'KG437' was one of the about 12.000 aircraft used during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Douglas Dakota III KG437 was also involved in the ill-fated Operation 'Market Garden'. After being withdrawn from militairy service in 1946, the C-47A began a civilian career. On 15 January 1946, the C-47A was registered G-AGYX with BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation, London. On 19 August 1946, ownership of C-47A G-AGYX changed to BEA - British Europan Airways Corporation as 'RMA George Holt-Thomas'. On 27 April 1961, Douglas C-47A G-AGYX was registered with Autair Ltd., London. On 12 February 1962, the G-AGYX was registered with C. J. Bicknell, Libya, trading as Libyan Aviation but leased to United Libyan Airways. On 22 May 1962, B. L. R. Pocock, and on 17 January 1963, J.W. Beazley was registered as owner with the aircaft still operated by United Libyan Airways. On 10 June 1965, the aircraft was registered with the aircraft trader Shackleton Aviation Ltd.. In June 1965, the Douglas C-47A was sold to Martin's Air Charter and on 29 June 1965 as G-AGYX flown from Gatwick to Amsterdam. On 1 July 1965, registration G-AGYX was cancelled as exported to the Netherlands. On 23 July 1965, the Douglas C-47A was registered PH-MAG with Martin's Luchtvervoer Maatschappij N.V., Schiphol. On 2 October 1968, the aircraft was registered with Moorman's Vliegtuigonderhoudsbedrijf NV, Schiphol-Oost, for operations by Moormanair. On 14 May 1973, Douglas C-47A was registered with Scorpio Films BV, Amsterdam, for use in the film 'Dakota'. On 13 March 1974, registration PH-MAG was cancelled and the aircraft was registered 5N-ATA with Nigerian Trade Wings Airways. In 1978, Douglas C-47A 5N-ATA was leased by U L Drew. On 29 January 1979, the aircraft was registered N9050T with Lease Air Inc., Florida, but stored as 5N-ATA at Khartoum in 1980. The aircraft was sold to Autair Malta Ltd. and in May 1983 registered as N9050T with ATC Inc., California. In 1984, Douglas C-47A N9050T went to Malta and was stored. In August 1987, registration N9050T was cancelled and the aircraft lay derelict at Hal Safi, Malta, awaiting sale. In October 1991, the derelict aircraft was sold to John Woodhause for use in a American Bistro in Fleets in the UK. The mainparts departed Malta by sea on 29 October 1991. Today, some parts of the aircraft are present in the RAF Museum Cosford and the nose section is on display in the RAF Museum Hendon.
page last updated: 30-01-2013
Copyright © Jack Wolbrink, Emmen, the Netherlands"
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LVCDC 14:15, 28 November 2015 (MST)