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CC-129 Dakota detailed list

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Some
notes about Canadian Armed Forces Dakotas:

Officially, CAF Dakotas did not
use any variant designators. Unofficially, squadron records and
log books sometimes referred to individual aircraft with the old RCAF
style mark numbers (3F, 3R, etc.). These are
tracked in my database, and I have added them to the latest revision of
this web page.

It appears that some CAF Dakotas
were marked with a 5 digit number, based on the Douglas company number,
shortly after unification. For example, I have photographic
evidence of one Dakota marked 12595. Baugher reports several
other examples, including 14995. It also appears that the “last
three” were marked on the nose. I’m not sure if these were actual
serial numbers, or some other type of marking. If anybody out
there can enlighten me, please do so!

Designer

Manufacturer

basic designation

variant or model

name

company
designation

company number

12901

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4ST

Dakota

14996/26441

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KK102

Ex
US C-47A-30-DK s/n 43-49180, ex RAF KK102. Used by No. 4 Operational
Training Unit at CFB Trenton, Ontario. In
storage at Saskatoon when struck off. To
civil registry as CF-BKQ, later C-FBKQ. Registered
to Aero Trades Western Ltd. of Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1976, registration
cancelled in 1984.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12902

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4FP

Dakota

27004

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN200

Ex
US C-47B-10-DK s/n 43-49743, ex RAF KN200. Registered
to Bradley Air Service as CF-TVK. Written
off with this operator on 28 January 1974, in a hanger fire at Carp,
Ontario.

last
date:
16 September 1972 – Struck
off

12903

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MN

Dakota

27005

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN201

Ex
US C-47B-10-DK s/n 43-49744, ex RAF KN201. With
Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg until June 1971, equipped as a
radar trainer. To CFFTSU (Canadian Forces
Flying Training Standards Unit) at Winnipeg, 1 July 1971.
To No. 429 (T) Squadron at Winnipeg on 31 March 1972. To US civil register as N46938.
Carried Basler Airlines markings in 1989.
De-registered on 20 December 1990. Reported
with Malawi Air Wing in 1990, their serial number 76-21, not converted
to turboprop.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off,
later sold.

12904

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MST

Dakota

16689/33437

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KP221

Ex
US C-47B-35-DK s/n 44-77105, ex RAF KP221. In storage at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan when renumbered. Not clear if
new serial number was actually marked before aircraft was sold. To civil register as CF-BKR.
This registration cancelled by 1982.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off

12905

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4SR

Dakota

16693/33441

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KP224

Ex
US C-47B-35-DK s/n 44-77109, ex RAF KP224. With No. 440 Squadron at CFB
Winnipeg in early 1970s, in SAR configuration. Displayed
at air show at CFB Namao, Alberta in 1973, in Rescue markings. With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg, no
dates. On civil register as C-GGJF, no
dates. With Air B C Ltd. of Richmond BC as
C-GSCB, registration cancelled in 1983. Also
reported with Skycraft from 1977 to 1993. To
US civil register as N346AB, reported airworthy in 2006.
Under repair or restoration at Hondo Airport, Texas, in
2007. Registered to K.W. Ritter of
Fredericksburg, Texas on 30 April 2007.

last
date:
18 June 1975 – Struck off

12906

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MN

Dakota

16697/33445

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KP227

Ex
US C-47B-35-DK s/n 44-77113, ex RAF KP227. With Air Navigation School
at CFB Winnipeg until June 1971, equipped as a radar trainer. To CFFTSU (Canadian Forces Flying Training
Standards Unit) at Winnipeg, 1 July 1971. To
No. 429 (T) Squadron at Winnipeg on 31 March 1972.
To civil register as N99665 with Basler Flight Service,
then 9Q-CUK with Air Kasai in the Congo, then ES-AKE, privately owned
in Sweden but registered in Estonia for tax purposes.
Still active 2006, with over 18,000 flight hours.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off,
later sold.

12907

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MSR

Dakota

27187

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN258

Ex
USAAF C-47B-20-DK s/n 43-49926, ex RAF KN258. Serving
with No. 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton when renumbered.
To storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 18 November 1971. To CFB Winnipeg on 21 June 1972.
To CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 28 August 1972, back at
Winnipeg by 11 October 1974. Became
Instructional Airframe A 754 on 27 October 1976, used by ARTTU (Air
Reserve Technical Training Unit?) at Winnipeg. Noted
with 11,094 logged hours at this time. Back
to flying status on 18 July 1984, after Depot Level Inspection at CFB
Trenton. Took part in air show at CFB
Trenton, Ontario, 1986 and 1987. Carried name “Miss Piggy”.
With No. 402 Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, at this time. Withdrawn from use on 1 April 1989. Still in storage at Air Maintenance
Development Unit, CFB Trenton, in November 1990. Registered
as N92BF to Basler Airlines on 25 July 1991. To
Fleming Corporation of Nashua, New Hampshire on 9 August 1991. To Saber Cargo Airlines in November 1995,
painted in USAAF markings, but still used for revenue freight flights. Reported on display at Carolina Aviation
Museum, Charlotte, NC in 2004. Reported
later converted to turboprop engines, registered as N12907. Registered to First Flight Out of Charlotte,
North Carolina on 2 December 2003, with piston engines.
This registration under review in 2012.

last
date:
17 January 1990 – Struck
off, later sold.

12908

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4SC

Dakota

27190

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN261

Ex
USAAF C-47B-20-DK s/n 43-49929, ex RAF KN261. Based
at CFB North Bay, Ontario in early 1970s, used as a VIP aircraft by Air
Defence Command. Registration C-GGJG
allocated to Eclipse Aviation consultants of Oshawa, Ontario, not clear
if it was ever used. Registered to
Skycraft Air Trans Inc. of Oshawa, Ontario as C-GSCA.
In their service when it crashed on 9 January 1984, on a
road near the airport at St. Louis, Missouri. Had
attempted to take off after being refuelled with jet fuel.
One crew member killed. Registration
cancelled in 1991.

last
date:
18 June 1975 – Struck off.

12909

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MFP

Dakota

27203

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN270.

Ex
USAAF C-47B-20-DK s/n 43-49942, ex RAF KN270. Operated
by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. With Ontario Central Airlines of Gimli,
Manitoba as C-GCKE by 1976, this registration cancelled in 1984. Subsequent owners included Nunasi-Central
Airlines Ltd. of Winnipeg until December 1985, then back to Ontario
Central for 4 months, then to Perimeter Airlines Inland of Winnipeg for
2 months, then to Ata Construction Ltd. of Norman Wells, NWT until 1989. Also with Calmair in 1987 and 1989, dates
unclear, possibly a lease. Last recorded
Canadian owner was Randy Daoust of St. Albert, Alberta, registration
cancelled in 1995. To US, registered as
N595AM. Later to US register as N47HL. Took part in Barksdale AFB air show in May
2006. E-mail received from L.W. James,
August 2006: “..being gradually upgraded and restored by the Highland
Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force in Burnet Texas. Current US registration is N47HL.
Our name for her is the “Bluebonnet Belle,” named for the
state flower of Texas which grows in abundance in the area.” Being restored in pre-war USAAC colour scheme
at that time. Fully restored, on the air
show circuit by the summer of 2010.

last
date:
6 November 1974 – Struck
off.

12910

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MN

Dakota

27218

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN281.

Ex
USAAF C-47B-20-DK s/n 43-49957, ex RAF KN281. With
Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying Training Standards
Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971. To No.
429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. Sold
to Charvis Investments of Denver, Colorado, to US civil register as
N64766. Later owners include Weldcraft
Steel and Marine of Bellingham, Washington. Registered
to Environmental Aviation Services Inc. of Bourg, Louisiana on 3
December 1979. Equipped to spread
dispersants on oil spills. Reported
airworthy, still with this operator, in 2006. Reported
used in large Gulf oil spill in 2009.

last
date:
24 October 1975 – Struck
off.

12911

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MST

Dakota

15792/32540

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN291.

Ex
USAAF C-47B-25-DK s/n 44-76208, ex RAF KN291. In
storage at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when renumbered.
To civil register as CF-BKW, later C-FBKW.
To Columbian register as HK-2665, operated by El Dorado at
Villavicencio, Columbia. Reported crashed,
no details.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off.

12912

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12307

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG312

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK serial number 42-92500, ex RAF KG312.
With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg
up to June 1971, equipped as a radar trainer. To
Canadian Forces Flying Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July
1971. To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1
April 1972. To civil register as C-GPOA. To Buffalo Airways as C-FROD, registered on 21
February 1990. Crashed on short final to
Fort Simpson, NWT on 26 June 1994, after flight from Trout Lake, NWT. Investigation cited fuel starvation, and lack
of crew coordination. Registration
cancelled in December 1994.

last
date:
24 October 1975 – Struck
off.

12913

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12327

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG330

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK serial number 42-92518, ex RAF KG330.
With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg
up to June 1971, equipped as a radar trainer. To
Canadian Forces Flying Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July
1971. To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1
April 1972. With Northwest Territorial
Airways of Yellowknife from 18 January 1982 as C-GWZS.
To Buffalo Airways on 28 September 1988, latest
Certificate of Registration issued in 1996, still in regular service in
November 2011.

last
date:
23 October 1975 – Struck
off.

12914

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12344

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG337

Ex
US C-47A-5-DK s/n 42-92533, ex RAF KG337.
Stored at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. To
civil register as CF-NTF, to Northwest Territorial Airways of
Yellowknife, NWT on 11 December 1972. Registration
cancelled in 1988, was C-FNTF. Next owner
was Point North Air Services of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, from 14 July
1993. Crashed on 17 March 2000, while
attempting to overshoot from a long landing on ice runway at Ennadai
Point, Nunavut. Investigation found
aircraft was overweight, payload had shifted in flight, and was beyond
aft c.g. limit at take off, also cited possible carbon monoxide
poisoning of the pilot. Both crew members
killed. Registration cancelled on 19
February 2002.

last
date:
9 September 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12915

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12357

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG350

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK serial number 42-92545, ex RAF KG350.
Used by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at CFB
Uplands, Ontario, dates not known. With
Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying Training Standards
Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971. To No.
429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. To
civil register as C-GWMX, registered to R.C. Wilkinson of Calgary,
Alberta on 4 June 1977. Later to US civil
register as N29958, operated by Kimber Air of Denver, Colorado. Heavily damaged at Englewood, Colorado on 30
May 1983. Dragged one wing tip on touch
down, after stalling at 5 feet during approach in bad weather. This registration cancelled on 23 October
1992, reported as destroyed. Also reported
as derelict in 2006.

last
date:
2 January 1975 – Struck off.

12916

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3CFP

Dakota

12363

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG354

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK serial number 42-92550, ex RAF KG354.
With VU 32 at CFB Shearwater, NS. To
civil register as C-GABE. To US civil
register as N59314. With Frontier Flying
Service in Alaska from at least 1989 to 2000. Last
US Certificate of Airworthiness issued on 24 September 2001, to Abbe
Air Cargo of Wasilla, Alaska. Reported
withdrawn from use on 25 July 2003. Airworthy
again 2008 to 2010, operated by Abbe Air in Alaska.

last
date:
27 August 1975 – Struck off.

12917

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MFP

Dakota

16065/32813

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN392

Ex
USAAF C-47B-25-DK serial number 44-76481, ex RAF KN392.
At CFB Uplands when renumbered. To
civil registry as CF-BKX. Registered to
Lambair of The Pas, Manitoba in 1976. Later
registered to Ontario Central Airlines of Gimli, Manitoba as C-FBKX. Severely damaged in a forced landing near
Shamathawa, Manitoba on 15 February 1983. One
engine failed due to a connecting rod failure, and over-loaded aircraft
was not able to maintain altitude. Came
down in trees, no fatalities. Registration
cancelled in 1989.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12918

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3FP

Dakota

12424

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG394

Ex
USAAF C-47A-10-DK serial number 42-92605, ex RAF KG394.
With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg
up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying
Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971.
To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. Registered as C-GUBT to Bradley Brothers of
Noranda, Ontario on 15 October 1977. With
Skycraft Air Trans Inc. of Oshawa, Ontario as C-GUBT from 1979. Crashed at Toronto airport on 22 June 1983,
killing both crew members. A load of
automotive parts shifted aft while landing, the aircraft stalled,
crashed on the runway, and was partially consumed by fire.
Registration cancelled in 1984.

last
date:
17 June 1975 – Struck off.

12919

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12425

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG395

Ex
USAAF C-47A-10-DK serial number 42-92606, ex RAF KG395.
With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg
up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying
Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971.
To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. To civil register as C-GZCR, off the Canadian
register by 1985. Later to US civil
register as N99FS, registered to Brooks Aviation of Douglas, Georgia
from 31 March 1989. Reported marked with
RAF serial. In 2010 still registered to
Brooks, in USAAF markings, active on the air show circuit.

last
date:
24 October 1975 – Struck
off.

12920

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12438

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG403

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK serial number 42-108859, ex RAF KG403.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. To civil register
as CF-BKP. To US civil register, operated
by Aero-Dyne as N107AD in mid 1970s. Registered
to Champlain Air of Plattsburg, New York on 11 April 1995, as N700CA.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off.

12921

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

16107/32855

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN427

Ex
US C-47B-25-DK 44-76523, ex RAF KN427. Stored
at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. To civil register as CF-TVL. In
1976 registered as C-FTVL to Bradley Air Services of Carp, Ontario. With Soundair at Pearson Airport in the 1980s. Sold in 1990, to Williston Lake Air Services
Ltd. of Mackenzie, BC, for 6 weeks, then registration cancelled. Later to US register as N116SA.
Operated by Saber Cargo Airlines in 1996.
Operated by Southern Arkansas University in 2006. Registered to R. Partyka of Little Rock,
Arkansas on 2 August 2006. Still operating
in SAU markings in 2008.

last
date:
16 September 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12922

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

16117/32865

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN436

Ex
USAAF C-47B-30-DK serial number 44-76533, ex RAF KG403.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Operated by No. 4
Operational Training Unit at CFB Trenton, dates not known.
To civil register as CF-BKS, registered to Ontario Central
Airlines of Gimli, Manitoba on 25 March 1977. Reported
withdrawn from use by 2006.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off.

12923

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MN

Dakota

16125/32873

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN443

Ex
USAAF C-47B-30-DK serial number 44-76541, ex RAF KN433.
With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg
up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying
Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971.
To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. To US civil register as N46950, operated by
Virgin Air in the US Virgin Islands. De-registered
on 13 February 1996, reported as destroyed.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off.

12924

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3FP

Dakota

12490

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG455

Built
as Mk. III, reported later as Mk. IV. Ex
USAAF C-47A-10-DK, serial number 42-92664, ex RAF KG455.
With No. 448 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at
CFB Winnipeg up to June 1971. To Canadian
Forces Flying Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971. To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April
1972. May have been struck off on 10
November 1975, or this could be date withdrawn from use.
Preserved at Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, Petawawa,
Ont., in camouflage.

last
date:
6 April 1982 – Struck off

12925

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4SC

Dakota

16215/32963

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN485

Ex
USAAF C-47B-30-DK, serial number 44-76631, ex RAF KN485.
Sold as scrap by RAF on 5 September 1950, to Canadian
civil register on 18 December 1951 as CF-GBG. Purchased
by RCAF 6 February 1952, retained RAF serial number.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. With Canadian
Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying Training Standards
Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971. To No.
429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. With
Air B C of Richmond, BC as C-GWUG, registration cancelled on 19
December 1985. Later owners included
Nahanni Air Services Ltd. of Norman Wells, NWT until 1987, then Kelowna
Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd., based in Kelowna, from 1990.
Crashed on Mayne Island, BC on 13 January 1999, 2 crew
killed. Was en route from Vancouver to
Victoria at night, flying below weather. Struck
a ridge on Mount Parke at about 900 foot level.

last
date:
18 June 1975 – Struck off

12926

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4FP

Dakota

16298/33046

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KN511

Ex
USAAF C-47B-30-DK, serial number 44-76714, ex RAF KN511.
With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg
up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying
Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971.
To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. With No. 442 Squadron at CFB Comox, BC, dates
not known. Also reported based at Cold
Lake, no dates. Canadian civil operators
included Pem Air, Slate Falls Airways, and Bradley Air Service. Registered to Trans North Turbo Air of
Whitehorse, Yukon as C-GWUH, registration cancelled in 1985. Reported with Kelowna Flightcraft in late
1980s. To US civil register as N707BA. Multiple US owners, including Salir in
Washington state in 1990s. Last known
operator was Miami Valley Aviation of Middletown, Ohio.
Placed in storage in 2004 when this operator lost its
licence. Reported stored at Basler
Aircraft in 2006, waiting for conversion to turboprop.
Registered to US Department of State on 6 November 2008. Passed through Malta in September to December
2011, marked with US registration and “DoS Air Wing” on fuselage, and
converted to turboprops. Appeared to be
equipped with radar warning receivers.

last
date:
18 June 1975 – Struck off

12927

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13028

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG545

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK s/n 42-108918, ex RAF KG545. With
Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg up to June 1971,
as a radar trainer. To Canadian Forces
Flying Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971.
To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. Registered as C-GPNW. Stored
at Red Deer Airport, former CFB Penhold, Alberta, with Buffalo Airways,
2001 and 2002, still in CAF markings. Probably
being used for spares. Civil registration
C-FROD transferred from ex-CF 12912 (which see) on 15 September 1995. Donated by Buffalo Airways to the Alberta
Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, transported there by road in 2004. On display and under restoration by 2006.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off,
later sold.

12928

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13149

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG557

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK, serial number 42-93257, ex RAF KG557.
With Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg
up to June 1971. To Canadian Forces Flying
Training Standards Unit at Winnipeg on 1 July 1971.
To No. 429 Squadron at Winnipeg on 1 April 1972. Registered as C-GNTK. Stored,
disassembled, at Hay River, NWT in 2009, still in CF markings.

last
date:
18 June 1975 – Struck off,
to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation

12929

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13300

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG577

Ex
USAAF C-47A-25-DK, serial number 42-93393, ex RAF KG577.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. To civil register
as CF-OOV. Operated by Kenting Atlas when
it crashed on 12 February 1973. Both
engines failed shortly after takeoff from Iqaluit, NWT.
No fatalities.

last
date:
10 September 1971 – Struck
off

12930

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3SR

Dakota

13303

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG580

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK serial number 42-93396, ex RAF KG580.
With No. 440 Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, when it crashed
during a search operation. Stalled during
low turn during search near Paulatuk on Cape Perry, NWT.
All 8 onboard killed, 7 from 440 Squadron and one on loan
from CFFTSU. Crash date reported as 3
November 1971 in “Aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces”, 2 November
1971 in other sources. Reported on US
civil register as N64767 by Baugher, but this appears to be c/n 10199.

last
date:
13 July 1972 – Struck off

12931

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3CSR

Dakota

13310

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG587

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK serial number 42-93402, ex RAF KG587.
With No. 440 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg.
Also operated by Airborne Sensing Unit at CFB Uplands. To civil register as C-GXAU, operated by
Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Was
registered to Buffalo Airways as C-GRTM, registration cancelled in 1985. To US civil register as N115SA, operated by
Saber Cargo Airlines. Under restoration at
Chino, California in 2005. Reported
operated by First Flight Out in 2006. Registered
to Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum of Portland, Oregon on 12 November
2009.

last
date:
13 August 1975 – Struck off

12932

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13333

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG602

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK serial number 42-93423, ex RAF KG602.
With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg.
Registered to Buffalo Airways at Hay River, NWT as C-GPNR. Registration cancelled December 1994, but
still operating in Buffalo Airways colours in 2010, frequently seen in
TV series “Ice Pilots”.

last
date:
24 October 1975 – Struck off

12933

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13383

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG623

Ex
US C-47A-25-DK 42-93468, ex RAF KG623. With
No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg. With 402
Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1980s. Seen
at Hamilton air show, June 1982, in 402 Sdn. markings.
Seen at London, Ontario air show June 1988.
Stored at Aerospace Maintenance Development Unit, CFB
Trenton in November 1990. To civil
register as N103BF, converted to Basler BT-67 (Basler conversion no
28); to Mali AF as TZ391 (replacement for TZ389, ex-43-48741). Back in Canada by 2008, registered as C-GJKB
to Ken Borak Aviation, still with turboprops.

last
date:
17 January 1990 – Struck
off strength

12934

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13392

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG632

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK serial number 42-93476, ex RAF KG632.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Was registered to
Kenn Borek Air of Calgary, Alberta as C-FQHF in 1971, cancelled in 1982. Reported purchased by Buffalo Airways in 1982,
being used for spares. Fuselage in storage
at Hay River, NWT in 2009.

last
date:
9 September 1971 – Struck
off

12935

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13453

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG641

Ex
US C-47A-25-DK 42-93531, ex RAF KG641. Stored at Canadian Forces
Technical Services Detachment at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. To civil
register as CF-BJE, with Air Ontario by 1976. Later
C-FBJE with Air Ontario. Crashed 1
November 1988 at Pikangikum Lake (about 100 miles north of Kenora,
Ontario). Nose dived into lake with load
of diesel fuel on board, 2 fatalities.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off

12936

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

Dakota

9290

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 651

Ex
US C-47A-20-DL 42-23428, ex RCAF 651. Used
by Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg.
To Australian civil register as VC-DHN, then N46949. Operated by Aero Servicios in Florida in the
1980s. Converted to Basler BT-67 (Basler
conversion no. 18). To Royal Thai AF as RTAF 883 c.1998; believed later
reserialled 46153.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off

12937

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

3FP

Dakota

9415

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 653

Ex
US C-47A-25-DL 42-23553, ex RCAF 653. With
No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg. Operating
from CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1984. Carried
name “Southern Comfort”. Had been in
Canadian military service for over 46 years when struck off. Stored at AMDU, CFB Trenton by November 1990. On US register as N400BF since 1998. Stored at Basler Turbo Conversions in 2004,
reported being converted to turboprops for Thai Air Force.

last
date:
17 January 1990 – Struck
off, stored.

12938

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

3FP

Dakota

9832

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 656

Ex
USAAF C47A-40-DL, serial number 42-23970, ex RCAF 656 (which see). Pinocchio conversion, used at CFB Cold Lake,
Alberta. Named “Dolly’s Folly”. Visited Vancouver Airport, 1978.
Last NASARR training mission flown at Cold Lake on 14
January 1983. Made its last operational
CAF Dakota flight on 1 July 1983, while with 402 Squadron, CFB
Winnipeg, Manitoba. Had been in Canadian
military service for over 46 years when struck off.
Stored at AMDU, CFB Trenton by November 1990.
On US civil register as N21BF, registered to Basler on 16
December 1997. Reported at Basler Turbo
Conversions LLC, waiting for conversion, still there, stored outside,
in 2011.

last
date:
17 January 1990 – Struck
off, and stored.

12939

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

3CFP

Dakota

9834

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 657

Ex
USAAF C-47A-40-DL, serial number 42-23972, ex RCAF 657.
Used at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. To
civil register as CF-IRW. Owned by St.
Felicien Air Services of St. Felicien in 1976, as C-FIRW.
Later registered to Transport Aerien Sept-Iles of
Sept-Isle, PQ, cancelled 1982.

last
date:
16 February 1973 – Struck
off

12940

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

Dakota

9833

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 659

Ex
USAAF C-47A-40-DL, serial number 42-23971, ex RCAF 659.
Used by Canadian Forces Air Navigation School at CFB
Winnipeg. To US civil register as N300ZZ,
operated by Trans Air West. Operated by
Air Charter West in California in 1977. Registration
cancelled by 2005, when it was registered to G.S. Cartright of Haiti,
noted then as a turboprop.

last
date:
18 May 1973 – Struck off

12941

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

Dakota

10199

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 659

Ex
USAAF C-47A-40-DL, serial number 42-24377, ex RCAF 660.
Serving with No. 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton when
renumbered. Later with No. 429 Squadron at
CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stored at Canadian
Forces Technical Services Detachment at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Registration C-GWXP reserved, but apparently
nor used. Reported on US civil register as
N64767, registered to Environmental Aviation
Services Inc. of Bourg, Louisiana in 1984,
but this is actually c/n 13303, ex CF 12930.

last
date:
24 October 1975 – Struck
off, later sold

12942

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3FP

Dakota

13485

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG668

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK serial number 42-93626, ex RAF KG668.
Operated by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at
CFB Uplands, Ontario. To civil register as
C-GRSA, owned by Department of Energy, Mines and Resources in 1976. Later owners included Innotech Aviation
Limited at Dorval prior to June 1986, Advanced Forest Technology Inc.
of Thunderbay in the early 1990s, and
Sabourin Lake Airways Limited at Red Lake, Ontario in 1994. Registration cancelled that year, no further
Canadian records. To US civil register as
N472AF, then to Mexican civil register as XA-SYN. Back
in the US by 2006. Registered on 1 May
2008 to R.F. Diver of Crossroads, Texas as N472AF.

last
date:
21 May 1975 – Struck off.

12943

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12254

first
date: 26 June 1970 – renumbered
from RCAF FZ669

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK, serial number 42-92452, ex RAF FZ669.
Was used in Operation Market Garden by No. 437 (T)
Squadron, RCAF, before transferring to RCAF ownership.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Sold to Aero
Traders of Winnipeg, as C-GCXE, in 1976. Registration
cancelled in 1984. Later reported as
HI-502 in 1987, and then HH-CMG. Later
sold in US, registered N688EA to Express Airways of Florida in 1993,
converted to turboprops. Last registered
owner was Cameron and Stall Inc. of California. Reported
preserved, displayed at Al Mahatta Museum in Sharjah, UAE, marked as
G-AMZZ, but this may be ex KN648, via the Indian Air Force.

last
date:
15 August 1975 – Struck
off, later sold.

12944

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12256

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF FZ671

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK, serial number 42-92454, ex RAF FZ671.
With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg.
Seen at CFB Trenton, Ontario, 1982, carried name “Quarter
Time”. Probably with No. 402 Squadron at
that time. Marked in semi-correct WW2
colours and RAF serial in 1989, for type retirement ceremony. Stored at AMDU, CFB Trenton by November 1990. Later to Museum at CFB Comox, BC.
On display there by 1995. Still
there October 2005, marked with RAF serial number.

last
date:
14 April 1989 – Struck off,
and stored.

12945

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3CSR

Dakota

12295

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF FZ692

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK serial number 42-92489, ex RAF FZ692.
Serving with No. 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton when
renumbered. Performed JATO ignition in
flight as part of 1970 Canadian National Air Show over Toronto
waterfront, September 1970. Declared
surplus on 22 February 1973. To US civil
register as N91GA in July 1973, operated by Gilley airways. To Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
as C-GRSB by 11 March 1975, one of several Dakotas still operated by
this government agency on environmental and mineral surveys, and
development of survey equipment. Registration
briefly to Innotech Aviation in 1985 and 1995, probably for
modifications. Latest Certificate of
Registration issued to Environment Canada in July 2003.

last
date:
18 March 1973 – Struck off

12946

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13580

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG712

Ex
US C-47A-25-DK 42-93645, ex RAF KG712. With No. 429 Squadron at CFB
Winnipeg. To civil register as C-GJKM. To
Buffalo Airways on 21 October 1994, registration later cancelled
several times as this firm underwent reorganization.
Latest Certificate of Registration issued on 28 July 2006,
still in regular service summer of 2011.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off

12947

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

3CSC

Dakota

25485

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KG808

Ex
US C-47A-30-DK 43-48224, ex RAF KG808. Operated at CFB North Bay,
Ontario. To civil register as CF-BKY, with
Maritime Aircraft Overhaul and Repair. To
US civil register as N74139, several private owners, then briefly back
to Maritime Aircraft. Registered later as
N100ZZ, various owners including Transwest Air Express.
Reported airworthy in 2006, registered as N982Z to M.J.
Hogan of Fruitland Park, Florida. Operated
by Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps, carrying medical supplies
to Central and South America.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off

12948

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MSC

Dakota

25612

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KJ828

Ex
US C-47A-30-DK 43-48351, ex RAF KJ828. With No. 402 Squadron in
Winnipeg in 1970s. Also operated at CFB
St. Hubert, PQ. To civil register as
C-GCXD. Operated by Aviation Boreal of Val
D’Or, PQ when it was damaged on 23 March 1995. Still
stored at Val D’Or in 2005 and 2007, not airworthy and gradually
deteriorating.

last
date:
15 August 1978 – Struck off

12949

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MSC

Dakota

14803/26248

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF KJ956

Ex
US C-47B-10-DK 43-48987, ex RAF KJ956. Used
as Instructional Airframe 746B. Based at
CFB Montreal, PQ. On display at CFB
Winnipeg in 2006.

last
date:
27 February 1974 – Struck
off

12950

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahom City

CC-129

Dakota

12543

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 963

Ex
USAAF C-47A-10-DK serial number 42-92712. In
the RCAF, had served as a navigation trainer from 1944.
Stored at CFB Saskatoon in 1974. To
429 (Composite) Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1975.
Later with 402 (Reserve) Squadron, and Central Flying
School, both at CFB Winnipeg, as late as 1987. Visited
CFB North Bay, Ontario, in October 1979. Named
“the Gimli Goose”. Had served in Canadian
military for over 45 years when struck off. Stored
at AMDU, CFB Trenton by November 1990. Sold,
converted to Basler BT-67. US registration
N104BF. Delivered to Mauretania, US
registration cancelled there on 7 January 2000. Registered
as 5T-MAH. Still in operation with
Mauritanian Air Force in 2007.

last
date:
17 September 1990 – Struck
off, later sold

12951

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12411

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 964 (which see)

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK, 42-92593, ex RAF KG381, ex RCAF 964.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Sold, to civil
register as CF-OOY, registered to Kenting Aviation of Calgary, Alberta. Later noted as C-FOOY. With
Kenting Atlas Aviation when it was damaged in a wheels up landing 50
miles north of Frobisher Bay on 3 November 1975, resulting from fuel
exhaustion. Had been diverted from
original destination by bad weather. No
fatalities amongst the 3 crew and 23 passengers. Canadian
registration cancelled by 1984.

last
date:
16 September 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12952

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13087

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 968

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK, serial number 42-93202, ex RCAF 968.
Reported by Baugher as ex RCAF 967? Sold,
to civil register as C-GXAV. Us
registration N92A reserved, but not used. Back
to Canada as C-GCTE. With Alberta Northern
Airlines of Calgary with this mark, cancelled in 1983.
Sold to Nahanni Air Services Ltd. of Norman Wells, NWT,
registration cancelled in 1985. Operated
by Frontier in 1985. Then to Rog-Air
Limited, based at Kapuskasing, Ontario, registration cancelled in 1990. Later N7164E, EC-659. Current
3 May 2004 as N47FL. Reported stored with
Aces High in the UK in 2006.

last
date:
18 May 1973 – Struck off,
alter sold

12953

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13343

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 969

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK serial number 42-93432. With
No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg. Sold,
became C-GWYX of Ilford-Riverton Airways until 1984, Northland Outdoors
Canada of Winnipeg until January 1985, Air-Dale Ltd. of Sault-St-Marie,
Ontario until September 1985, Northland Air Manitoba Ltd. of Winnipeg
until March 1986, Austin Airways Ltd. / Air Ontario
of Timmins, Ontario until February 1989 and then to
Central Mountain Air Service of Smithers, BC. Destroyed
by fire on 21 May 1989, after a forced landing near Bronson Creek, BC
resulting from an engine fire. No
fatalities.

last
date:
21 August 1975 – Struck off

12954

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13342

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 970

Ex
USAAF C-47A-20-DK serial number 42-93431. Stored
at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan when renumbered. Sold, to
civil register as CF-OOW, with Atlas Aviation in 1971 and Air-Dale of
Sault-St-Marie, Ontario in 1976. Reported
registered as 8P-OOW in 1979, possibly for a short term lease to
Tropical Air Services in Barbados. Back in
Canada by 1980. Later C-FOOW, when sold by
Air-Dale in 1988. With Great Northern
Freight Forwarding Limited of Sault-St-Marie from 1988 to 1996. Registered to Enterprise Air Inc. of Oshawa,
Ontario from 1996 to 2 June 2005. Latest
Certificate of Registration issued to Triumph Airways Ltd. of Oshawa on
23 June 2005. Reported derelict at Gimli,
Manitoba in 2006. Off the Canadian civil
register by 2007.

last
date:
10 September 1971 – Struck
off, alter sold

12955

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

25371

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 972

Ex
USAF C-47A-30-DK s/n 43-48110, ex RCAF 972. Stored
at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. Sold, to civil register as
CF-BKT, off Canadian register by 1976. Later
on US register as N8GR. Pieces of this
aircraft used in 1978 rebuild of DC-3 N300ZZ, c/n 9833.
That aircraft was later scrapped in Haiti.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12956

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

13923/25368

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 973

Ex
US C-47A-30-DK 43-48107, ex RCAF 973. Stored
at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. To civil register as C-GWMY, registered to private owners
in Calgary, Alberta in 1976, off register by 1982.
Then exported, became N3748Y, reported stored at Las Vegas
airport in 1987. To French register as
F-WZIR, then to Philippines civil register as RP-C1354 (also reported
as RP-C1355?)

last
date:
2 January 1975 – Struck
off, later sold.

12957

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MN

Dakota

14557/26002

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 976

Ex
US C-47A-30-DK 43-48741, ex RCAF 976. With
No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg. Visited
Easterwood Field, College Station, Texas, 30 Apr 1978.
With No. 402 Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, in 1982 and 1983. Escorted Spanish built Ju 52 from Florida to
Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg, early 1982.
Seen at Hamilton air show, 1983. Had
served over 45 years with Canadian military when struck off. Stored at AMDU, CFB Trenton by November 1990. To civil register as N29BF and converted to
Basler BT-67 (Basler conversion no. 21). Was
intended for Mali AF as TZ389, but crashed at Oshkosh Mar 17, 1997
following mid-air collision with Bonanza N3657A. Warren
Basler was killed in this accident.

last
date:
17 January 1990 – Struck
off, alter sold.

12958

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

4ST

Dakota

14560/26005

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 977

Ex
US C-47B-5-DK 43-48744, ex RCAF 977. Also reported as Mk. III? Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services
Detachment at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. To
civil register as CF-QHY, first registered to Bradley Air Services of
Carp, Ontario in 1971. With Northwest
Territorial Airways of Yellowknife in 1976. Later
with Sioux Narrows Airways Limited of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1979 to
1993. To Points North Air Services Inc. of
La Ronge, Saskatchewan from October 1993 to June 1994, then back to
Sioux Narrows Airways. Now registered as
C-FQHY, operated in support of Plummer’s Lodge in NWT, in 1996. Registered to First Nations Transportation of
Gimli, Manitoba from 2007 to 2009, then back to Sioux Narrows Airways. Latest Certificate of Registration issued on
21 December 2009

last
date:
15 October 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12959

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MFP

Dakota

26641

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 979

Pinocchio
conversion, with CF-104 NASARR radar nose and operator’s stations in
cabin. Operated at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. The original “Pinocchio”, carried this name. Seen at Abbotsford air show, August 1986. Preserved at CFB Cold Lake.
On display at inner gate at CFB Cold Lake by 2010.

last
date:
14 April 1989 – Struck off,
preserved.

12960

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4SC

Dakota

15198/26643

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 981

Ex
US C-47B-15-DK 43-49382, ex RCAF 981. Stored
at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. To civil register as CF-QNF, registered to Bradley Air
Services of Carp, Ontario in 1976. Later
C-FQNF with Central Mountain Air Services of Smithers, BC.
Still registered to them when it crashed on Thutade Lake,
BC on 4 April 1991, probably after encountering a heavy snow squall. 6 of 7 occupants killed. Wreckage
reported still submerged in lake in 2004.

last
date:
10 September 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12961

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4FP

Dakota

16368/33116

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 988.

Ex
USAAF C-47B-30-DK, serial number 44-76784, ex RCAF 988.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Sold, to civil
register as CF-BKU, later CF-TTZ. Both
these registrations cancelled by 1974.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off, later sold.

12962

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MN

Dakota

16791/33467

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 990

Ex
USAAF C-47B-30-DK, serial number 44-77135. With
No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg. Sold, to
civil register as N99663, operated by Frontier Flying Services. Crashed on 30 October 1979 at Bettles Airport,
Alaska. Collided with 3 parked aircraft
while landing in a snow storm. No reported
fatalities.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off,
later sold.

12963

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12217

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 992

Ex
USAAF C-47A-5-DK s/n 42-92419, ex RAF FZ658, ex RCAF 992.
With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg.
Seen at CFB Trenton in standard CAF bare metal finish in
1984, named “Manitoba Flyer”. Probably
named while with No. 402 Squadron at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Now preserved at RCAF Memorial Museum, Trenton, Ont., in
camouflage and with original RAF serial number FZ658 marked.

last
date:
14 April 1989 – Struck off,
preserved.

12964

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12483

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 993

Ex
USAAF C-47A-15-DK serial number 42-92658, ex RAF KG448.
With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg.
On civil register by 1976, as C-GNNA, with White River Air
Service, Sachigo Lake, Ontario. Their
registration cancelled October 1984. With
Austin Airways Ltd of Timmins, Ontario by 1981. Crashed
on 19 January 1986 at Sachigo Lake (in north-west Ontario, near Muskrat
Dam) after striking an NDB radio tower in bad weather, while operated
by Austin Airways. Off register by 10
March 1986.

last
date:
6 January 1975 – Struck
off, later sold.

12965

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4ST

Dakota

16604/33352

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 1000

Ex
USAAF C-47B-35-DK, serial number 44-77020, ex RAF KN655.
Operated by No. 412 (T) Squadron, CFB Uplands, as VIP
transport. Also used by VU 32 at CFB
Shearwater, NS. To civil register as
C-GGJH, cancelled by 1976. Later became
C-GSCC, owners included Ilford-Riverton Airways of Winnipeg until 1984,
and Northland Air Manitoba Limited of Winnipeg from 1986 to 1991. Exported, became F-GIAZ, then F-GIDK. Operated by Dakota Air Legand (in France?), in
original USAAF serial and markings.

last
date:
18 June 1975 – Struck off,
later sold.

12966

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

3(SC)FP

Dakota

9186

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10911

Ex
US C-47A-1-DL 42-23324, ex RAF FD824, ex RCAF 10911 (which see). Used by Canadian Forces Air Navigation School
at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba, noted there as a 3(SC)FP.
In storage at Saskatoon by March 1975.
Acquired by Basler Flight Services and registered N46877,
then by Flager Aircraft. Operated by Air
Colombia as HK-3293 since 13 December 1982. Reported
airworthy in Columbia in 2006.

last
date:
30 July 1976 – Struck off,
later sold.

12967

Douglas

CC-129

Dakota

4441

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10912

Ex
USN R4D-1 Bu01985, ex RCAF 10912 (which see). With
No. 4 Operational Training Unit at CFB Trenton, Ontario.
To civil registry as CF-BKV (Atlantic Central Airlines) in
November 1973, then Ontario Central Airlines by 1976.
Later registered as C-FBKV. Crashed
at Pickle Lake, Ontario 12 May 1977 while on lease to Patricia Air
Services. Engine fire on takeoff, landed
gear down in lake near airport, nosed over and sank.
1o f 2 crew killed.

last
date:
31 December 1971 – Struck
off, sold by November 1973.

12968

Douglas

Douglas,
Long Beach

CC-129

3CSC

Dakota

18986

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10913

Ex
US C-47A-65-DL s/n 42-100523. Operated by
Air Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba. With
No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg. To
Canadian register as C-GWYY, registered to C.R. Wilkinson of Calgary,
Alberta. To US register as N59316,
registered on 11 December 1985. Registered
to McNeely Charter Service of West Memphis, Arkansas when destroyed
while attempting an engines out landing on a sandbar in the Mississippi
River near Memphis, Tennessee on 6 November 1997. Fuel
starvation and/or poor fuel management suspected, first engine quit in
cruise, second engine quit a few minutes later while making emergency
approach to Memphis. Both engines
restarted briefly, then failed again. Deregistered
on 28 September 1998, reported with 24,516 hours airframe time at that
time.

last
date:
25 August 1975 – Struck off

12969

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

4MFP

Dakota

16702/33450

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10915

Ex
US C-47B-35-DK 44-77208, ex RAF KP238, ex RCAF 10915. Operated by
Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. To civil register as CF-ADB.
With Laurentian Air Services at Dorval, PQ in 1976. Later with Air-Dale / Norontair, registration
cancelled in 1991.

last
date:
18 May 1973 – Struck off,
later sold.

12970

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

15629/27074

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10917

Ex
US C-47B-20-DK s/n 43-49813, ex RAF KN209. Sold
as scrap by RAF in 1950, purchased by RCAF in 1952, registration CF-GBJ
being applied for ferry flight from Egypt to Canada. Operated by
Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. To civil register when sold, as CF-BKZ.

last
date:
13 December 1971 – Struck
off

12971

Douglas

Douglas,
Oklahoma City

CC-129

Dakota

12238

first
date: 26 June 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10918

Ex
US C-47A-DK s/n 42-108839, ex RAF and RCAF FZ665, ex RCAF 10918. Declared surplus on 4 March 1971.
Stored at Canadian Forces Technical Services Detachment at
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Sold to Atlas
Aviation on 13 September 1971, registered as CF-OOX.
To Kenting Atlas Aviation on 12 February 1973. to Kenting Aviation in 1975.
Registration cancelled January 1976. Wings
may be in storage with Buffalo Airways at Red Deer, Alberta, being used
for spares.

last
date:
10 September 1971 – Struck
off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale

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Created 14 November 2004. Updated 6 January 2012.

Canadian Forces Dakotas

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