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Infomaniac From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2009, 30 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 9172 times:

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Four Star Air Cargo (US Virgin Islands / Puerto Rico) lost one of their six DC-3Cs yesterday (Sunday. A cockpit fire whilst taxiing, apparently. All crew evacuated safely. Shame about the Dak.

http://www.airlineupdate.com/airlines/caribbean/virginus.htm

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CrimsonNL From Netherlands, joined Dec 2007, 1618 posts, RR: 42
Reply 1, posted (4 years 4 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 9043 times:

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What a shame... Glad the crew is OK but I hate to see a DC-3 go Sad

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Jogales From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 437 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (4 years 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 8901 times:

Picture:

http://www.airlineupdate.com/airline...cident_reports/4starac_26apr09.htm

HangarRat From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 627 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 8808 times:

What would cause a fire like that in the cockpit of a DC-3?

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Infomaniac From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2009, 30 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 years 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 8559 times:

Could be anything from a cigarette to faulty wiring. Whatever it was, it will take more than a Liverpool cut-and-shut expert to fix it. (The reference is for Brits. Everyone else - just use your imagination).

Lan707 From Germany, joined Nov 2003, 111 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (4 years 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 8348 times:

This must be the 4th loss this year of a DC-3. What a sad day!!!!!!!!!!! Sad

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AvroArrow From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 1040 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 8298 times:

Wow, the poor old girl had her face burnt right off. Always a shame when any aircraft has its day, but more so a legend like the gooneybird. On the upside nobody was hurt and there will be a good supply of airframe (from the un-burned sections) and engine parts made available to keep other DC-3s flying.

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CrimsonNL From Netherlands, joined Dec 2007, 1618 posts, RR: 42
Reply 7, posted (4 years 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 8276 times:

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I was looking at pictures of her better days, the cargo door, does that indicate she was built as a C-47? Or was the DC-3 (F?) built like this way? IIRC the PAX DC-3's for UA had the PAX entry door on the right?

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Infomaniac From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2009, 30 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (4 years 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 8068 times:

The aircraft was a C-47A.

Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6363 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (4 years 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 7616 times:

AFAIK the C47 was unpressurised.

At least that avoids the issues that often arise when the integrity of the plane is compromised.

You can simply replace panels or sections.

So if there is a wreck with a good cockpit ...

Infomaniac From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2009, 30 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (4 years 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 6018 times:

Bennett123

I wasn't being completely serious about the cut and shut! I think this bird has had its day. you have to wonder at the economics of running a fleet of Daks these days. They must be a nightmare to maintain, even if spares are readily available. I guess it won't be long before the rest of the radial prop aircraft are all finally retired.

Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6363 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (4 years 4 weeks ago) and read 5657 times:

I was being slightly tongue in cheeck.

However, if the damage is limited to the nose, it could be more feasible than it sounds.

Blackbird1331 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1892 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3847 times:

Anyone know when this particular airframe first flew?

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YVRLTN From Canada, joined Oct 2006, 2095 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3374 times:

Quoting Blackbird1331 (Reply 12):
Anyone know when this particular airframe first flew?

1943

Quoting Bennett123 (Reply 9):
So if there is a wreck with a good cockpit ...

I know you are joking but... http://www.flightglobal.com/AIRSPACE...ice-aircraft-turbo-dc-3-22681.aspx

Quoting Lan707 (Reply 5):
This must be the 4th loss this year of a DC-3

Yes, was just thinking that:

1) Colombia Police
2) Colombia Air Force (both same day in unrelated incidents)
3) ALCI in Antarctica

There was another Turbo BT67 had an incident in the US too - was a research machine I think.

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Teneriffe77 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 423 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2875 times:

Avherald has some other pictures of it:
http://avherald.com/h?article=418b8766&opt=0

ThirtyEcho From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 1634 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2783 times:

Quoting CrimsonNL (Reply 7):
the cargo door, does that indicate she was built as a C-47? Or was the DC-3 (F?) built like this way? IIRC the PAX DC-3's for UA had the PAX entry door on the right?

Yes, the cargo door indicates that this was built as a C-47.

The DC-3s first delivered to American Airlines in the 1930s had the passenger door on the right; any DC-3 so configured is one, originally, owned by AA.

Nycbjr From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 447 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (4 years 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1730 times:

Quoting YVRLTN (Reply 13):
here was another Turbo BT67 had an incident in the US too - was a research machine I think.

Here you go

http://mojaveskies.blogspot.com/2009...bine-dc-3-crashes-on-take-off.html

Rsg85 From Australia, joined Aug 2006, 257 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (4 years 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1522 times:

i would say a shut and cut was possible, but looking at other pics on av herald of the aircraft i notice there are 2 other four star c47's in the background that are engineless so it looks like this one will be parted out

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