On an episode of Plane Savers (Jan.28th?) it came about that a team of C-47 'Night Fright' was on its way to Peterborough,Ontario to retrieve parts from a DC-3 there, helping the D-Day restorion of N308SF 'Night Fright'.

Douglas DC-3 (C-47B-1-DL) C-GJDM of Airtech Canada - stored at Peterborough, Ontario (CYPQ)

Notes from my personal database:
C-GJDM DC-3 (c/n 20721; ex/ N952CA) was reconfigured in 1987 to DC3-2000 by Czech company Airtech, but the project failed and 1997 was noted at Peterborough Airport in der condition, no engines, no wings (registration canx in aug93). (Scramble mag. Jun1997)
Various sightings over the years provided no positive change, only further dereliction.

External links:
www.airport-data.com on C-GJDM
warbirdsnews.com/aircraft-restoration/night-fright-d-day-veteran on N308SF / 42-100521 'Night-Fright'
and more on its extensive history, WWII and beyond: www.night-fright.com/history

The guys from 'The Night Fright C-47 Restoration Project' posted a video ('Day One', 30Jan19) on Facebook, making
a first visit to the site and home of the owner (?) Tim Pickett for what parts to take back to the UK for N308SF 'Night Fright'.
The above photo is a screendump of 'JDM in the video: the cargofloor, rear- & front bulkhead plus many other parts were salvaged by Tom & Richard, while Neil & Charlie also went to Tim's home where more parts, including two engines, were made available for shipment to the UK.
www.facebook.com/TheNightFrightC47RestorationProject/videos/574667503047571/

Badge of the 'Night Fright' restoration project

Screendump of the Night Fright Team 'Day 4' video (Facebook), friday Feb.1st.

Day 4 sees continued stripping of parts, including the nose cone, lh wingtip, tailcone and A LOT from the interior!
The parts, including 2 PW engines, will be loaded in a seacontainer and expected to arrive in the UK by end-February.

Tragedy struck: both crew fatally injured in crash of Turbine Dakota N467KS

From www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/..¬
KIDRON, Ohio — 'Two people died Monday morning in a small plane crash near Kidron, located in Wayne County, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.'
"Authorities said the crash happened at 11145 Hackett Road in Kidron just after 9am.
Investigators say the plane had just taken off from Stoltzfus Airfield headed to Akron-Canton Airport.
"When they were in-flight one of the engines went out on it and we believe that's possibly what caused the crash today," said Lt. Stephanie Norman from the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Investigators said the two people killed were the pilot and co-pilot. "

Prelimenary report on ASN Aviation Safety Network (dated 22Jan2019):
"The Douglas DC-3-65TP (N467KS, c/n 20175) struck power lines, trees and impacted open field terrain under unknown circumstances to the southeast of Stoltzfus Airfield, in Wayne County, Ohio, USA.
The aircraft was destroyed during the accident sequence and two occupants were fatally injured. Four others survived.
The aircraft, a turbine engine conversion of a DC-3, was owned by Priority Air Charter according to FAA records.
The company's website showed that the aircraft was offered for sale."

History details of c/n 20175, by ASN:

Updates: "Brian Stoltzfus, 55, of Apple Creek, Ohio, was flying the Douglas DC3TP plane, and Curtis Wilkerson, 56, also from Apple Creek, was the co-pilot, the highway patrol said."

Remarkable comment in the narrative: "..at this time the FAA nor the NTSB will send an investigative team to the site, reason: the government shutdown..!"

In 2009 I visited St.Hubert in Canada and found C-FDTD stored. A museum had failed or not materialized. REPORT
In 2016/2017 an attempt was made to 'rescue' it; see the item on Ken Swartz' gallery on my website.
But come Dec.2018 it's on eBay for a last chance to be sold or to get scrapped.

C-47A C-FDTD (c/n 12253), ex/ CF-TER
Preserved by/for Quebec Air and Space Museum (aerovision.org)

Text from eBay (less than 7 days before auction's closure):
1944 Douglas C-47A / DC-3C #12253 - D-DAY and Market Garden Veteran Aircraft
Location: CYHU - St-Hubert Airport, Montreal, Canada
Special notice: Aircraft has to be moved before January 10th 2019 or special arrangement has to be defined with the airport administration.
Aircraft condition: Project, not airworthy, sold as is and without warranty. The aircraft is sold without engines / propellers / instruments / seats / elevators
Airframe: 43354 hours. No logbook but enough documents to get a new one issued.
Airframe is in good condition and can be restored to airworthy condition.
The buyer must pay a non refundable $750 deposit within 48h after the end of the auction.

Boeing C-97 N117GA going airborne at Hagerstown!

Screendumps from Facebook (Hagerstown Aviation Museum) and the video by LocalDVM.com
The video was posted 30Nov2018, so I think that's the date we have to celebrate as its resurrection!
In 2009 I was shown in & around N117GA while still at Floyd Bennett Field,NY - MY REPORT
The report shows that the region's climate is not good for parking out in the open. ..

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UPDATE JAN.2022 (warbirdsnews.com):
"Back in April, 1996 the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (BAHF) acquired Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter 52-2718 from the Grace Air Medical Foundation. Returning this marvelous aircraft back to flying condition was an immensely difficult and time-consuming endeavor, but they did indeed triumph on November 17, 2017 when C-97G Angel of Deliverance took to the skies again.
Since that time, the BAHF has gained valuable experience regarding this great unsung transport hero of the Berlin Airlift and Cold War era.

On December 5th, 2021, BAHF’s President, Tim Chopp, its Vice President Kevin Kearney, and Maintenance Coordinator, Matthew Chopp made their way back to Greybull, Wyoming to meet with B&G Industries President, Karl Bertagnole to continue discussions regarding the future of the organization’s C-97 program. (See my Greybull visit 2014)
In order to maintain Angel of Deliverance as an airworthy airframe into the future, the BAHF needed to establish a significant spare parts cache from which to draw, a parts cache which B&G Industries had at their disposal.

As a result of their investigations, BAHF came to an agreement with B&G Industries on December 7th, 2021 which will allow them to acquire several of these long-dormant C-97s for essential spare parts."

Contribute to the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, please click HERE!

The museum has more aircraft on display and/or in its collection, such as Avro 748s, Beech C-45G, plus jet aircraft like the
Canberra B.6, Lockheed T-33, Gloster Meteor FR.9 and more.
Details here were obtained from Air-Britain's 2008 publication 'Aviation Museums and Collections of the Rest of the World', compiled by Bob Ogden.

www.museosquito.gob.ec/index.php/item/43-museo-aeronautico-y-del-espacio-fae
www.facebook.com/museoaeronautico.fae/

On 23Oct18 this Douglas C-47 N213GB at the docks of Antwerp, destined for a new Madurodam tourist attraction near The Hague, NL. It will be part of a new display, expected to open in 2019.

From: www.upinthesky.nl/2018/10/23/madurodam-plaatst-dakota-op-ware-grootte-in-park/
Found no name of a photographer to credit.

See for a 1992 photo on my website, C-47J N213GB (c/n 3323216484) configured as a mosquito repellant sprayer for the Monroe County Health Dept. at its 'home' at Marathon on the Florida Keys.
Good thing it found preservation.

Madurodam is a miniature park and tourist attraction in the Scheveningen district of The Hague in the Netherlands.
It is home to a range of 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch landmarks, historical cities and large developments. The park was opened in 1952 and has since been visited by tens of millions of visitors.
The entirety of net proceeds from the park go towards various charities in the Netherlands.
In 2012, Madurodam celebrated its 60th anniversary. [Wikipedia]
The DC-3 is one of a few 1:1 scale displays.

Another project to determine identity and fate!

Douglas C-54D, 9Q-CBK; ex Royal Danish Air Force (N-625). @Luik-Bierset Airport, Belgium. 26Jan1978.
Its 'swingtail' conversion is clearly visible.
Ron Mak asked help in determining whether this is c/n 10452 or 10730. Solved on my Search for Aircraft Identities

See also Ron Mak's propliner galleries on my website: PAGE ONE | PAGE TWO | PAGE THREE

Robert Fulwiler sent me this image in Oct.2018, he wrote: "This is a photo of C-123K marked as WV 548. I took this photo 18Nov1970 at the airfield in Pleiku, RVN (Camp Holloway).
Flight was to Tuy Hoa.

Fairchild C-123 Provider 55-4548 (c/n 20209) was converted to C-123K. It went to the Vietnam Air Force, later
went to the Royal Thai Air Force. Presently preserved in Don Maung AFB Collection / Museum. [JoeBaugher.com]
Listed on the website www.ranchhandvietnam.org/csurvivors/

The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and then built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.
In addition to its USAF service, which included later service with the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, it also went on to serve most notably with the U.S. Coast Guard and various air forces in Southeast Asia.
During the War in Vietnam, the C-123 was used to deliver supplies, to evacuate the wounded, and also used to spray Agent Orange. [Wikipedia, more..]

Chris Thompson did me the great pleasure for sending this from Hawaii!

Here we have a photo of DC-6A N70BF on the ramp at Kalaeloa Airport (PHJR), the former NAS Barbers Point.

One of our museum volunteers was a kid here in the late 1950s, and his father worked as a crew chief on this very same aircraft.  He now spends his time as her modern plane captain, lavishing much-deserved attention on her, and sitting in the very same seat his father did six decades ago.

Rolf Larsson sent me this on 18Oct18: "I took the picture at Opa Locka on 09Mar09; the info was painted on the lower aft part of the fuselage. Interesting to see that it is now officially registered as a DC-6A, originally being a military R6D, later C-118B!"

On my page DC-6 Technical the variants are explained, which you will also find on Wikipedia.
The R6D-1 to C-118B was a simple administrive change in 1962 for aircraft types with the US military.
From my page I quote 'The US Navy took delivery of 65 examples, designating them R6D-1. The US Navy redesignated them C-118B in 1962.
The US Air Force accepted 101 C-118As.'
The DC-6A was nicknamed 'Liftmaster', designed to haul freight.
It us my understanding that the C-118B was designed to be able to change its configuration, from passengers to cargo and vice versa. From my own files I noted that in 2002 this C-118B was refurbished by Florida Air Transport (under same ownership as Florida Aircraft Leasing) with 'new' engines and fitted with a new cargo door.
Its FAA registry notes its Certificate of Airworthiness dates from 06Sep2000, for the owner mentioned.

Its current type designation 'DC-6A' fully describes its use, as a freighter (but obviously still configurable for special purposes such as spraying oil despersants, as currently on contract for oil spill response operations).

I've seen photos of it pass me online every now and then, but recently came across a very comprehensive article and interview, so I decided to copy some of it here, make people aware.

How a military plane crash landed in the bush in 1947 and
wound up as a campervan.

By Patrick Williams
[Sep.2018 - www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-24/how-douglas-dc3-military-plane-became-musical-campervan-in-qld/10221054 ]

So how did an aircraft once belonging to the Dutch Navy end up registered as a campervan in a Samford Valley driveway?
On the night of 26Mar1947, DC-3 (Douglas C-47A-25-DK, c/n 13210) W-12, operated by the Netherlands East Indies Navy, was brought down by a lightning strike on a flight from Sydney to Jakarta. It crashed in the Katherine Gorge.
All 6 people on board survived and the cargo was undamaged.
It took 6 weeks to get the plane out of the bush and on to the main road where it could be towed the rest of the way.

Brisbane-based KLM Royal Dutch Airlines caught wind of the crash. It was just the thing they needed — the body of a plane to test out their overhauled engines.
The wingless plane spent two years there, before it was purchased by marine plumber Bill Chater in 1950. Mr Chater built his motorhome, and got 10 years of joy out of it before an accident left him with injuries to his legs. He could no longer drive, and so the van was put on ice for decades.

Decades would pass until Mr Werner Kroll met Mr Chater. They hit it off, became vast friends.
Werner Kroll tried to buy the motorhome, but Chater would not have it.
The friendship continued up until Mr Chater died in 1990. Unbeknownst to Mr Kroll, his friend had left the 'airbus' he so desired to him!
Mr Kroll spent years working on the motorhome — painting it, tinkering with it. He even put in a new diesel engine.
By 1995 it was ready to hit the road once more.

Mr Kroll has taken immaculate care of the DC-3 ever since it came into his possession. But he knows it won't last forever, and just like Mr Chatter left the campervan to him, Mr Kroll must leave it to someone else.
"It has to be a guy who can look after it", Kroll says.
Mr Kroll said he already has a future owner in mind — a DC-3 fanatic from Japan he has known for about a decade. "He's been all over the world, he's written two books about it. He's also a fantastic artist," Mr Kroll said.
It's not an easy decision to make.

Other references used for the above: www.adastron.com/dc-3/ozcensus.htm#Note9

www.redbubble.com/people/muz2142/works/8395327-dc3-motorhome-and-me109-amberley-airshow-2008

This 'VH-DAK' motorhome was also adressed about 10 years ago on my Photos by Friends & Guests #08

More photos: www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/plane-turned-into-campervan (Dec.2010)
and vimeo.com/77636803

Photo from Facebook's 'ABC Perth', no name to credit.

This photo was shared on Facebook's 'Round Engine Aero' group in Sep.2018

Hunting Pembroke C51 N510RP (c/n Serial #: P66-29) is seen here on transport, after decades of storage at Anoka.
Destination is Nashville, Michigan - 'north of Battle Creek by about 20 minutes'.
There's (allegedly) interest in Belgium to make RM-9 fly again.
Here is a 2004 photo on Airhistory.net and one in 1999 on Air-Britain's ABPic

Anoka County–Blaine Airport (ICAO: KANE), also known as Janes Field, is a public use airport in Anoka County, Minnesota.
Round Aero Engine produced a brief history of RM-9:
brief history of RM-9:
●Built in 1954
●Served with the Belgian Air Force 21 Squadron/15 Wing as RM-9
●Sold to Air America N51964
●Registered to Interamericana de Honduras S.A. as HR-ITA
●Sold to Panazzo Farms Corporation now registered N510RP
●Ownership changes 2 more times
●Purchased by us, disassembled & transported to Michigan, where she awaits a buyer, without the fear of scrapping.

The above roundup has the registration of N702JM for Sean Keating (Certificate Issue Date: 04Nov2004 - Cancel date: 13Sep2013) missing. I think it was in the 1990s I met Sean, he had the Pembroke then and intended to work on a restoration, but never got round to it. He sold it many years ago, that person seems to be missing to in the above list.

This history by www.aerialvisuals.ca/ seems to do it more justice-

We see identities HR-ITA and N702JM added too, as well as more details on owners/operators.

The Percival Pembroke is a British high-wing twin-engined light transport aircraft built by the Percival Aircraft Company, later Hunting Percival.
The Pembroke was a development of the Percival Prince civil transport. It had a longer wing to permit a higher fully laden weight. The prototype flew on 21Nov1952. Production was complete in early 1958.
It entered service with the Royal Air Force as the Percival Pembroke C.1 in 1953 to replace the Avro Anson for light transport duties. As with other RAF transports, the passenger seats are rearward-facing for improved safety.
[Wikipedia]

The 'business' of Round Aero Engine explained: ".. It is our goal to get all of these forgotten & neglected birds to those who can return them to the air. If there's one at your airport, or you know of one in a field, give us a call.
As you can see, size,type, or location doesn't matter. All deserve the chance to be in the air once again, and we will find the prosperous home for them to achieve that once again!"
www.facebook.com/RoundEngineAero/
UPDATE- a photo taken at Oshkosh 25Jul18 shows it still tied down on that same trailer.

Fred Barnes did me the great pleasure of adding this glorious image of Pembroke 'RM-9' during its days as N51964:

Fred wrote me: "I have here a photo taken at Blackbushe Airport, UK on 04May78 when the same aircraft was sold as N51964. Still has basic Belgian Air Force colours and RM-9 code. Great to hear that it may be saved and restored!"
Airhistory.net has a fine 1978 photo (black&white) of N51964 (ex/RM-9/OT-ZAI) by Mick Bajcar at Ft.Lauderdale

And Ron Mak followed suit with an image of this Pembroke operating as HR-ITA in Honduras!

This must be during its days with Interamerican de Honduras. This airline was founded in 1974 and lasted
until 1977 (source: airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/interamericana-de-honduras-jpd-corporation)
Airliners.net has a photo by Vito Cedrini of HR-ITA taken on 19Sep1978.

Arnold Begeman took this photo while visiting Saskatoon airport to harvest spares of the stored Fokker F.28 Fellowships, gathering memorabilia for a Time Air museum. The F.28s are in the process of being scrapped.

Fokker F.27J (modified from F.27A) Friendship, C-FTPA (c/n 104; ex/ N2777R)
FTPA was destroyed at Wollaston Lake, the wreck was moved to Saskatoon-YXE during the late1980's and
saw use as fire trainer.

Norcanair had five Fairchild-built Fokker F-27 aircraft acquired from Hughes Air West in 1976-77, which it used for regular flights. Norcanair became part of Time Air in 1987.

Norcanair was the name of a Canadian airline that existed from 1947 to 1987, and again briefly in the early 1990s and from 2001 to 2005.
Norcanair traces its history back to M&C Aviation, founded in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1930 by private pilots Richmond Mayson and Angus Campbell.
Moving soon to Prince Albert, this bush-flying firm survived the Great Depression by concentrating on carrying prospectors and travelers into Saskatchewan's heavily forested north.
When WW2 broke out, the firm's technical expertise was put to work running an overhaul facility in Prince Albert that maintained aircraft used by the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
en.wikipedia.org:_Norcanair