American Aviation Historical Society

This aircraft was built for the Netherlands East Indies Air Force as a DC-3, but due to the war, was delivered to the USAAF as a C-49J, 43-1974, on November 16, 1942.  Chicago & Southern received this DC-3 , NC12927 msn 4998 fleet #33, on April 27, 1945.  NC12927 was one of the 12 DC-3s that went to Delta on May 1, 1953.  photo taken at Chicago's Midway Airport 10/18/52. 
(AAHS Hufford Collection)

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