Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:36 am
C-47A N54705, built in 1942 as c/n #12844 serial 42-92983. The aircraft was used as an instrument laboratory for new innovations and wasn’t officially handed over to the USAAF until March 24, 1944. On March 16, 1946 the aircraft was sold as surplus to Pan American Airways and registered as N54705. The aircraft was used mostly on South American routes until June 19, 1960 when it was sold to Spantax S.A. of Spain. I have painted it in the Blue Ball Scheme it wore between 1957 and 1960 while with Pan Am. The aircraft was last seen as a derelict at Alicante, Spain.
link to paint: http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/files/...7-pan-american/
, I have this book on the shelf 'Fifty Glorious Years' in that I placed an 'Air Publication DC-3' showing the earlier metal PAN AM scheme, must dig it up.