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glasfryn

DC3/c47 advice

Post by glasfryn » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:28 am

Just decided that after bidding and winning 600 pic's of Dak's on Ebay,that next april (wife and kids away with the inlaws for a week)I want to get to see as many of the UK dakotas as possible in 5 day's.If any one got good suggestions on which are best/easy to see other than the ones in Museums...please let me know.I have also now quit the cig's,so will now collect dakota pics/ postcards until wife explodes so any ideas on this other than ebay,i would be very grateful...cheers

skeggy

Re: DC3/c47 advice

Post by skeggy » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:07 am

Hiya Glasfryn.

Bit late now, But during the summer month's the Dakota of the BBMF at Coningsby is out and about on a regular basis, You can also visit the hangar and get up close and personal with it.

Hope this is of some help to you, Good luck with the Wife LOL.

Cheer's

Skeggy.

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Re: DC3/c47 advice

Post by POL » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:34 am

Demobbed has a list of all RAF Dakota's preserved worldwide, feel free to pick out the ones in the UK :)

http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=362

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Re: DC3/c47 advice

Post by roughcutter » Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:56 pm

Would Coventry (Baginton) airport be worth a try?
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Re: DC3/c47 advice

Post by benyboy » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:22 pm

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Re: DC3/c47 advice

Post by Richard B » Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:04 pm

roughcutter wrote:Would Coventry (Baginton) airport be worth a try?
Would of thought Coventry would be the best place to start.
many open days normally throughtout the year.

glasfryn

Re: DC3/c47 advice

Post by glasfryn » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:53 pm

Thanks for help and advice...will be staying in Banbury on the Sunday,so it looks like Coventry is the first stop monday morning.Anyone got info on DC3 N1944 which I picked up last december passing over Swansea.

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