Serial Killer
Lovely old Royal Aircraft Establishment Douglas Dakota ZA947 on display at the 1981 International Air Tattoo held at RAF Greenham Common
Built in 1942, she was transferred under the Lend Lease program and as '661' served with the Royal Canadian Air Force until 1969
Transferred to the RAF and given KG661 it was later realised this serial had previously been allocated to a Dakota that was lost
Re-serialed as ZA947 she then went on the strength of the RAE where she served for 23 years
The BBMF eventually acquired her using her tail-dragging layout to advantage when training their Lancaster pilots
In 2017 ZA947 celebrated her 75th Birthday
Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency
Serial Killer
Lovely old Royal Aircraft Establishment Douglas Dakota ZA947 on display at the 1981 International Air Tattoo held at RAF Greenham Common
Built in 1942, she was transferred under the Lend Lease program and as '661' served with the Royal Canadian Air Force until 1969
Transferred to the RAF and given KG661 it was later realised this serial had previously been allocated to a Dakota that was lost
Re-serialed as ZA947 she then went on the strength of the RAE where she served for 23 years
The BBMF eventually acquired her using her tail-dragging layout to advantage when training their Lancaster pilots
In 2017 ZA947 celebrated her 75th Birthday
Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency