On a usual visit to Winnipeg, found this interesting airframe near the Sky North Hangars in the 17 Wing compound.
This airframe was constructed as a C-47-A1-DK Dakota by Douglas in Oklahoma City,USA in 1943 with construction number 11906. It went to serve the Royal Airforce as FL547. It served with the US Army Airforce with serial 42-92139. It was sold to Transair on 13th April 1963 as CF-TES, thereafter to Lambair in June 1967.
It served in WWII with RAF with 511 Sqn of the Royal Airforce
It was sold to the Royal Aviation Museum at Winnipeg airport and shouldn’t be confused with C-FBFV which is an ex-Perimeter Airlines bird.
On probing around , I found the airframe is due for partial restoration as a gate guard and should see better times soon!
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