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1942
Douglas
DC-3C
Freighter
2-Engine

N91314

Description

History

First Served the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 before being used on United Airlines from 1946-1949. Ten days later it was owned by the United States Army Air Forces as 41-38589 until 1965 when it was sent to work for Cordova Airlines and registered as once again N91314. On 9/14/1965 an incident occurred at McCarthy Airport where the airplane was landing on the runway which was too soft causing a rollout and wreck In gravel along the runway. Three

years later, this aircraft received a certificate of airworthiness. The next few years it went to different air

Carriers such as Amherst Airways in 1969, Jim Hankins Air Service in 1971, Airgo Air Freight from 1977-1980, Misty Air

from 1980-1982, Pacific Alaska Airlines from 1982-1995, Comanche Air Inc. from 1995-2004 leased in 1997 to Methow Aviation, and Cascade Air Services in 2004. It was held at different locations such as Iowa in 2004, Colorado and Washington state in 2006, California in 2011, then Yakutat, AK in 2013 up to today.



Location

Yakutat Airport

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