N59314 ¦ FAI 25.06.1986

Douglas C-47A (c/n 12363)

Frontier Flying Service

Fairbanks-International (FAI/PAFA)

25 June 1986

 

Built for the USAF as 42-92550, this C-47 was delivered in early 1944, and quickly passed on to the Royal Air Force, and eventually to the Royal Canadian Air Force. By 1975 it was sold to the civil market, and by 1978 it was registered to Basler at Oshkosh as N59314, and subsequently leased to Frontier Flying Service.

 

Frontier were founded in 1950 at Fairbanks, and initially ferried contract mail to bush communities on bahalf of Wien Air Alaska. In 1974 it was acquired by John Hajdukovich, and expanded its fleet and reach to become a regional carrier.

 

N59314 was subsequently seen at its base, awaiting its next sortie. It continued in Frontier service until 2001, when it was sold to Abbe Air Cargo of Wasilla, Alaska. It continued flying in Alaska until 2025, when it was reported as stored at Wasilla in May 2025, but still in flyable condition. Last reported owner is Barton M. Tiernan of Anchorage.

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