798_1981-07_MUC_1290_RW
Photo taken by Reimar Wendt and uploaded with his kind permission.
München-Riem
July 1981
79008 / 13-798
Douglas Tp79 (C-47B Skytrain)
16405/33153
Svensk Flygvapnet (Royal Swedish Air Force)
13-798 had visited Riem before in July 1977 as 79008 / 13-78, still wearing West German Air Force camouflage, though with a little more dayglo.
Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Gary Vincent:
C-47 44-76821 was delivered to the Royal Air Force May 1945 as KN547. Returned to the USAF in 1955, the aircraft went to the German Air Force in 1956. To the Swedish Air Force in 1975, it was struck off strength in May 1984. It had been with the Swedish Air Force Museum at Malmen Airbase since 1982 before traded for Spitfire PR Mk. XIX PM627 in the USA. The aircraft went to new owner Military Aircraft Restoration as N5467Y. Sold as N56V in 1996, it has been preserved at the Tillamook Air Museum (Later moved to the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras OR).
More details about this airframe’s military history from joebaugher.com:
76821 (MSN 16405/33153) to USAAF Apr 28, 1945. To RAF in India as Dakota IV KN547 via RAF Nassau May 5, 1945. ACSEA 21May45. 300 Gp RAF 19Jul45. 238 Sqn RAF. BCOF CF RAF. ACSEA 31Jan46. RAF Japan 26Sep46. SF Iwakuni RAF. ACFE RAF 21Oct48. 48 Sqn RAF. 52 Sqn RAF 29Jan49. 110 Sqn RAF 13Oct50. 8 MU RAF 28Feb52 Transferred to Military Assistance Advisory Group Sep 10, 1954. Returned to USAAF as C-47B-30-DK 44-76821 21Feb55. 7330th PTG 21Feb55. To German AF as Lw GA+110 Apr57. lILTG61 Apr57. AS+590 FFS"S" 1959. AB+590 FFS "B" 1961. BD+590 WS50 Feb64-14+06Rn 13Nov67. 4/FmLuVRgt61 1970. To Swedish AF as SF 79008 11Aug75. 13th Wg "78". "798" Jun80. SE-IKL Flygvapemuseum Malmen, Linkoping-Malmen R Nov82. To US in exchange for Spitfire PM627.
Another photo of 79008 / 13-78 at Riem from the same day:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/2/7/4765729.jpg
This airframe as SE-IKL at YYZ in January 1983 (still in camouflage):
www.airhistory.net/photo/393036/SE-IKL
This airframe as N56V with Tilamook Air Museum titles at Madras Municipal Airport - S33, Oregon, in November 2021:
cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/81387_1636224803.jpg
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
798_1981-07_MUC_1290_RW
Photo taken by Reimar Wendt and uploaded with his kind permission.
München-Riem
July 1981
79008 / 13-798
Douglas Tp79 (C-47B Skytrain)
16405/33153
Svensk Flygvapnet (Royal Swedish Air Force)
13-798 had visited Riem before in July 1977 as 79008 / 13-78, still wearing West German Air Force camouflage, though with a little more dayglo.
Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Gary Vincent:
C-47 44-76821 was delivered to the Royal Air Force May 1945 as KN547. Returned to the USAF in 1955, the aircraft went to the German Air Force in 1956. To the Swedish Air Force in 1975, it was struck off strength in May 1984. It had been with the Swedish Air Force Museum at Malmen Airbase since 1982 before traded for Spitfire PR Mk. XIX PM627 in the USA. The aircraft went to new owner Military Aircraft Restoration as N5467Y. Sold as N56V in 1996, it has been preserved at the Tillamook Air Museum (Later moved to the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras OR).
More details about this airframe’s military history from joebaugher.com:
76821 (MSN 16405/33153) to USAAF Apr 28, 1945. To RAF in India as Dakota IV KN547 via RAF Nassau May 5, 1945. ACSEA 21May45. 300 Gp RAF 19Jul45. 238 Sqn RAF. BCOF CF RAF. ACSEA 31Jan46. RAF Japan 26Sep46. SF Iwakuni RAF. ACFE RAF 21Oct48. 48 Sqn RAF. 52 Sqn RAF 29Jan49. 110 Sqn RAF 13Oct50. 8 MU RAF 28Feb52 Transferred to Military Assistance Advisory Group Sep 10, 1954. Returned to USAAF as C-47B-30-DK 44-76821 21Feb55. 7330th PTG 21Feb55. To German AF as Lw GA+110 Apr57. lILTG61 Apr57. AS+590 FFS"S" 1959. AB+590 FFS "B" 1961. BD+590 WS50 Feb64-14+06Rn 13Nov67. 4/FmLuVRgt61 1970. To Swedish AF as SF 79008 11Aug75. 13th Wg "78". "798" Jun80. SE-IKL Flygvapemuseum Malmen, Linkoping-Malmen R Nov82. To US in exchange for Spitfire PM627.
Another photo of 79008 / 13-78 at Riem from the same day:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/2/7/4765729.jpg
This airframe as SE-IKL at YYZ in January 1983 (still in camouflage):
www.airhistory.net/photo/393036/SE-IKL
This airframe as N56V with Tilamook Air Museum titles at Madras Municipal Airport - S33, Oregon, in November 2021:
cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/81387_1636224803.jpg
Scan from Kodachrome slide.