Normandy Veteran DC3 For Sale

NA | 07-02-03 | SELF

[Robe]

A US registered, Normandy Invasion participant and still painted in the Normandy scheme, operated under a FAR Part 135 certificate, has come up for sale due to bankruptcy.

She is a documented vet of the Normandy Invasion ( part of the GLIDER GANG) as well as the Belgium (A Bridge Too Far)drop.

I flew this aircraft many years ago, and the thought came to me.... Would any freepers out there like to get together and purchase this a/c, either as a Foundation, or form a flying museum?

The ac is located in the southeast.

I would hate to see her hauling live stock in South America...

JUST A THOUGHT....

Ya never know till you ask

ROBE

[narby]

That is too high, unless its an Oshkosh Grand Champion Warbird or there's really lots of spares.

I just looked on an airplane web site, and it looks like fixer-uppers start at $80k, and there are several around $150k.

If I remember right.

[Ed Straker]

Don't forget the museum in Warner Robins.

[Robe]

Yup, much too high......She being sold by the 80% owner of the company right now....The company is in the hole for a Falcon 20F that they did the cargo conversion on.
I think that who ever holds the note on the Falcon will have first dibs on every thing in the store.
There's now way a DC3 is going to go for 1/4 mil in this economy...
PS ....the owner is a jerk, he was the Dir of Maint when I worked for the company many moons ago and his practices were one of the reasons I left.

[narby]

Museums are generally pretty tight with cash. The people I worked with in Ca. usually traded planes and stuff between other collectors and the military. I doubt they often spent actual money, unless the money was donated for some specific purchase.

They often get things donated, since they can provide a tax deduction. But in this case, if the aircraft was used in a business that's gone belly up, I doubt they need the tax writeoff.

[af_vet_rr]

Whatever happens, it needs to be kept flying. These were great aircraft, and the fact that somebody would buy it even today to use as a cargo plane speaks volumes about it.

[BooBoo1000]

Give it a shot on eBay, cannot hurt.

[dozer7]

Don't forget the museum in Warner Robins.

How about Pima. Great museun just across the street from Davis Montham. They seem to always have cash.

dozer

[gatorbait]

Let's look at the D Day Museum connection. I think it may be viable.
Let me know and we'll get rolling on it, what is the the worst we can be told? No?
Dave

[Johnny Gage]

I'll give a ping to my military supporters list.

Anyone interested in owning a plane?

[cherry_bomb88]

I don't have any place to park it! But thanks for thinking of me!

Why not donate it to a museum?

[Soaring Feather]

Not today Johnny, but bump anyway!

[Aeronaut]

DC-3 is the one airplane I desperately want to fly before I hang it up. And, I've already flown about 95 different types of aircraft. If you form a ping list on this, please include me.

My personal "Terror Threat Condition:"

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the ping Johnny.

It'd be nice if the Evergreen Museum n McMinnville would pick it up.

[bootless]

DC-3 ping!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[jriemer]

This is not the aircraft in question

Douglas DC-3 in invasion stripes, Pima Air Museum, Tucson Arizona

[jriemer]

The concept of a "Free Republic Air Force" (FRAF) sounds really cool...

[HairOfTheDog]

Cool idea, if there is no benefactor here, there are many foundations already operating that might snap it up so it can be maintained.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Johnny...

BUMP!

[JETDRVR]

Nice!!! You might try the Confederate Airforce? I forget where they are based out of. Our company was seriously considering the Warren Bassler conversion many moons ago , before we moved into jets.