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Swazi Air DC-3, 3D-ABI, C/N 42978

Built as (post-war) type DC-3D and registered as NC34982 to the Douglas Aircraft Company.
The aircraft was sold to Swissair on 15 April 1946, as HB-IRC.
It remained with Swissair, until sold to Protea Airways in May 1969.
It was subsequently registered ZS-FRJ on 9 May 1969.
It operated on charter work for Protea Airways two subsidiaries, Swazi Air as 3D-ABI and Air Botswana, until it was withdrawn from service in early 1977.
It was restored to Protea Airways as ZS-FRJ in 1977 and sold to the Rhodesian Air Force. The aircraft was delivered to New Sarum and joined 3 Squadron, as R7310, in 1977. It remained in the country through the 1980 transition to Zimbabwe. In 1991 it was still with the Air Force of Zimbabwe and had flown 29,515 hours.It was ferried to South Africa for turbine conversion in 2001. It is currently stored pending conversion.

Old slide scan taken in Swaziland 1970's

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3D-ABI, C/N, 42978, Swazi, Air, DC-3

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27.02.2011 22:00

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