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Douglas DC-3 and C-47 in Burundi
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DAKOTA AIR TRANSPORT
Operate two Douglas DC-3 aircraft 9U-BRY and 9U-BRZ
DC-3 Cargo Charter Enquiries for Dakota Air Transport5 Chaussee Prince Louis Rwagasore P.O. Box 6888, Bujumbura, BurundiRepublic of South Africa office:
Telephone +27 (0) 72 340-5190 or E-mail
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Burundi office: Telephone +25 77 991 0564 or E-mail
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C/N 9369
USAF 42- 23507
8 January 1944 damaged in an accident under the command of Elmer F. Hauser at Borizzo, Sicily with 45 Transport Squadron, 316 transport group, while based at Borizzo.
Repaired and based at Cottesmore from 15 February 1944.
1947 to OK-WBC with Czech State Airline (CSA)
To French AF as 23507.
Transferred to Air Burundi as F-SCOA
To the military of Burundi (Force Aérienne du Burundi) as 9U-BAB
2001 to Dakota Air Transport as 9U-BRY with Dominique du Blond
To Dakota Air Transport with Fred-Bosco Nimubona, active 2008
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C/N 9369
Douglas DC-3 9U-BAB
At Bujumbura in Burundi
October 1992
Photograph: Michel Anciaux
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C/N 9369
Douglas DC-3 9U-BRY
At Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008
The aircraft in the background is 9U-BRZ
Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 13460USAF 2- 93537
30 May 1944 4o the Royal Air Force as Dakota III KG648, delivered to Montreal, Canada.
4 June 1944 left for the UK
13 June 1944 delivered to Operational Training Unit 107 (107 OUT) at Desborough, UK
15 August 1944 to Transport Squadron
7 November 1946 registered to KLM as PH-TCW
18 December 1946 registered as F-BCYY as assigned to Aigle-Azur Extreme-Orient.
Transferred to the Armee de l'Air (France) as #93537
F-RAJB
F-SCJA
1978 Stored
1982 To Air Afrique, Brazzaville
Transferred to Air Burundi
To the military of Burundi (Force Aérienne du Burundi) as 9U-BAC
2001 to Dakota Air Transport as 9U-BRZ with Dominique du Blond
To Dakota Air Transport with Fred-Bosco Nimubona - active 2009.
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C/N 13460
Douglas DC-3 9U-BAC
Bujumbura October 1992
Photograph: Michel Anciaux
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C/N 13460
Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008
Left to Right: Piet Nieuwnehuizen and Brendan Odell
Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 13460
Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008
Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 13460
Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ cockpit at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008
Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 13460
Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ interior at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008
Photograph: Brendan Odell |
C/N 25541
9U-BAE
Built as a type C-47B-DKTo USAAF as 43-48280
To French Airforce as 690508, 348280, 48280 (rumoured to have been used by President de Gaulle)
To Niger Government as 5U-MAC
To Air Burundi
To Force Armée du BurundiSold to Mr. Dominique du Blonde.
Prepared for restoration and moved off airport into Bujumbura.
Sold to Mr. Marconi 2005 (owner of the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika)
Scrapped off airport at Bujumbura.
One engine on display at the hotel
Aircraft containerised and prepared for export to France in 2003.
It was, however, detained by customs and remains at the border at Kayanza, northern Burundi (2009).
Text and Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 25541
9U-BAE
ex Burundi Air Force
At Burundi Air Force base in Bujumbura October 1992
Photograph: Michel Anciaux
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C/N 25541
9U-BAE
ex Burundi Air Force
At Burundi Air Force base in Bujumbura October 1992
Photograph: Michel Anciaux
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C/N 255419U-BAE
One of the engines on display at the hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika
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