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The Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 in service in South Africa
 

Research has established that 162 Douglas DC-3/C-47 aircraft have been registered in South Africa in either Civil or SAAF service.

They are listed in the table below by construction number.

Click on blue construction number for history and photographs pertaining to an individual aircraft.

There were two Douglas DC-2 aircraft operated in South Africa, C/N 1322 ZS-DFW and C/N 1332 ZS-DFX both operated by Phoenix Airlines.


The following non South African DC-3/C-47 airframes are preserved in South Africa.


12205 C9-STS Preserved at Ratanga Junction in Cape Town

25928 9J-RDR Preserved at Rand Airport, Johannesburg
26437 7134 Ex Zimbabwe Air Force. Stored Wonderboom


Note: Those DC-3/C-47 aircraft that are in South Africa but did not carry a South African civil registration or a SAAF number are not included in the table below.
 

 

The table below lists the Douglas DC-3/C-47 aircraft by, construction number, that are/were registered in South Africa in either Civil or South African Air Force service.

Where a c/n is in black text then we have no information or photgraphs for that aircraft. Contributions will be most appreciated.
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1498

1984

1994

2008

2119

2199

2205

4098

4254

4363

4764

4890

6154

6223

6224

6227

6341

9050

9131

9145

9334

9452

9492

9539

9581

9628

9629

9630

9766

9836

9877

9878

9879

9948

10104

10105

10106

10110

10142

10146

11726

11746

11829

11911

11925

11926

11979

11986

11987

11989

11990

11991

12000

12016

12026

12049

12055

12064

12065

12066

12073

12090

12107

12112

12115

12158

12159

12160

12161

12166

12413

12414

12415

12445

12478

12486

12579

12580

12582

12586

12587

12590

12595

12596

12704

12981

13014

13018

13143

13164

13182

13331

13368

13468

13539

13540

13541

19104

19484

19536

19566

19584

20175

20228

20475

25310

25311

25312

25546

25609

25610

25802

25939

25940

26087

26114

26115

26116

26244

26438

26439

26713

26743

26745

26746

27000

27002

27047

27099

27188

27199

32635

32644

32651

32656

32825

32844

32897

32935

32937

32946

32948

32951

32961

33024

33083

33134

33211

33257

33313

33373

33375

33376

33408

33478

33552

33581

34225

42963

42969

42976

42978

 

 

 

 
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