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 Douglas DC-3 and C-47 in Burundi

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Bujumbura International Airport. ICAO code HBBA 9U-BRY 9369 -3° 19' 22.43", +29° 19' 12.26" Click here for Google Map satellite image. Google Maps will open in a new window, be patient. Operating for Dakota Air Transport
 Bujumbura International Airport. ICAO code HBBA 9U-BRZ 13460  -3° 19' 22.43", +29° 19' 12.26"  Click here for Google Map satellite image. Google Maps will open in a new window, be patient. Operating for Dakota Air Transport

     

 

DAKOTA AIR TRANSPORT

Operate two Douglas DC-3 aircraft 9U-BRY and 9U-BRZ

DC-3 Cargo Charter Enquiries for Dakota Air Transport

5 Chaussee Prince Louis Rwagasore

 P.O. Box 6888, Bujumbura, Burundi

Republic of South Africa office: Telephone +27 (0) 72 340-5190 or E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 Burundi office: Telephone +25 77 991 0564 or E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

 

 

C/N 9369

Douglas DC-3 9U-BRY at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008

The aircraft in the background is 9U-BRZ

Photograph: Brendan Odell

 

C/N 9369
 
USAF 42- 23507
8 January 1944 damaged in an accident under the command of Elmer F. Hauser at Borizzo, Sicily with 45 Transport Squadron, 316 transport group, while based at Borizzo.
Repaired and based at Cottesmore from 15 February 1944.
1947 to OK-WBC with Czech State Airline (CSA)
To French AF as 23507.
Transferred to Air Burundi as F-SCOA
To the military of Burundi (Force Aérienne du Burundi) as 9U-BAB
2001 to Dakota Air Transport as 9U-BRY with Dominique du Blond
To Dakota Air Transport with Fred-Bosco Nimubona, active 2008

 

 

C/N 13460

Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008

Left to Right: Piet Nieuwnehuizen and Brendan Odell

Photograph: Brendan Odell

C/N 13460

 

USAF 2- 93537

30 May 1944 4o the Royal Air Force as Dakota III KG648, delivered to Montreal, Canada.

4 June 1944 left for the UK

13 June 1944 delivered to Operational Training Unit 107 (107 OUT) at Desborough, UK

15 August 1944 to Transport Squadron

7 November 1946 registered to KLM as PH-TCW

18 December 1946 registered as F-BCYY as assigned to Aigle-Azur Extreme-Orient.

Transferred to the Armee de l'Air (France) as #93537

F-RAJB

F-SCJA

1978 Stored

1982 To Air Afrique, Brazzaville

Transferred to Air Burundi

To the military of Burundi (Force Aérienne du Burundi) as 9U-BAC

2001 to Dakota Air Transport as 9U-BRZ with Dominique du Blond

To Dakota Air Transport with Fred-Bosco Nimubona - active 2009.

C/N 13460

Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008

Photograph: Brendan Odell

 

C/N 13460

Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ cockpit at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008

Photograph: Brendan Odell

 

C/N 13460

Douglas DC-3 9U-BRZ interior at Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi May 2008

Photograph: Brendan Odell

 

 

C/N 25541

9U-BAE

Built as a type C-47B-DK

To USAAF as 43-48280

to French Airforce as 690508, 348280, 48280 (rumoured to have been used by President de Gaulle)

to Niger Government as 5U-MAC

to Air Burundi

To Force Armée du Burundi

Sold to Mr. Dominique du Blonde. Prepared for restoration and moved off airport into Bujumbura.

Sold to Mr. Marconi 2005 (owner of the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika)

Scrapped off airport at Bujumbura.

One engine on display at the hotel

Aircraft containerised and prepared for export to France in 2003. It was, however, detained by customs at and remains at the border at Kayanza, northern Burundi (2009).
 

Text and Photograph: Brendan Odell

 
 
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