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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: Nico Braas on July 26, 2010, 09:23:00 PM

Title: DC-3 flight
Post by: Nico Braas on July 26, 2010, 09:23:00 PM

Last Sunday I enjoyed a 25 minutes flight in the Douglas DC-3 Dakota PH-DDZ from the Dutch Dakota Association.
In fact its origine goes back to 1944 as a C-47 Skytrain! Flight started at Lelystad airport and led us over Lelystad, Ketelbrug, Ketelhaven, Elburg and Biddinghuizen.
I can only say I really enjoyed this ride in the Grand Old Lady!
Attached a photographic impression!

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Title: Re: DC-3 flight
Post by: Nico Braas on July 26, 2010, 09:25:43 PM

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Title: Re: DC-3 flight
Post by: Nico Braas on July 26, 2010, 09:26:55 PM

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Title: Re: DC-3 flight
Post by: No.1 on July 26, 2010, 09:39:49 PM

Wonderful event Nico! It is really pleasure to see this old timer machine still in action :-clap

Title: Re: DC-3 flight
Post by: Nico Braas on August 08, 2010, 01:05:56 PM

Yesterday (7 Aug 2010) I made another trip with DC-3 PH-DDZ for a day out in the city of Maastricht.
My wife joined me on this occasion! While we were sightseeing the beautiful city centre, DDZ was used for 3 local flights!

Title: Re: DC-3 flight
Post by: No.1 on August 08, 2010, 01:15:00 PM

:-clap Nice way to spent some time :-ok

Title: Re: DC-3 flight
Post by: g-1reaper on August 13, 2010, 12:09:54 PM

Great trips Nico! I'm sure you enjoyed them!
Did you hear of the C-47 of the Bevrijdende Vleugels museum?
It was heavily damaged on transport by road;

http://nos.nl/artikel/178083-historische-dakota-klem-op-a44.html

It is probably too severy damaged to be rescued...  :(

Title: Re: DC-3 flight
Post by: Letipapa on August 16, 2010, 11:14:41 AM

Beautiful! :-ok :-ok :-ok
Thank you for sharing this, Nico :-flo :-wave