C-47A OY-BPB, a history in detail


by Niels Rosengaard

Douglas C-47A-85-DL
c/n 20019
43-15553 USAAF - Delivered 09-04-44 Available on 07-04-44. - To 1. Troop Carrier Command
43-15553 USAAF - Ferried 09/14-04-44 Ferried from Long Beach via Love Field (10-04-44), Tulsa - Oklahoma (12-04-44) to Baer Field - Fort Wayne - DC-3 Nyt/Vol.2000 No.3/Sep 2000 Indiana, arriving 14-04-44
43-15553 USAAF - Note 29-08-44 George Field - Lawrenceville, IL, USA Transferred from Fort Wayne to 805. Base Unit, George Field.
43-15553 USAAF - Note 24-04-45 George Field - Lawrenceville, IL, USA Made available for the Royal Norwegian Air Force and transferred to Ferry DC-3 Nyt/Vol.2000 No.3/Sep 2000 Division of the Air Transport Command, George Field, 25-04-45.
43-15553 USAAF - Ferried 26/30-04-45 Ferried from George Field via Nashville Municipal Airport - Nashville - Tennesse to Montreal - Canada, DC-3 Nyt/Vol.2000 No.3/Sep 2000 arriving 30-04-45.
315553 Royal Norwegian Air Force - Delivered 30-04-45 Montreal, Canada - under Lend and Lease program
315553 Royal Norwegian Air Force - Ferried 24-05-45 to Oslo via Prestwick. - Delivered to No.20 Transport Flight, Oslo-Fornebu - Coded "X"
LN-IAT Det Norske Luftfartselskab "Nordtind" - Leased 16-10-46
LN-IAT Det Norske Luftfartselskab "Teje Viking" - Re-named Oct 1948 Repainted in SAS colours.
LN-IAT Det Norske Luftfartselskab "Teje Viking" - Bought 15-12-48 from the Norewegian state.
LN-IAT SAS "Teje Viking" - Transfered 08-02-51
LN-IAT SAS "Teje Viking" - Last Scheduled Flight 30-07-53 for SAS (CPH-GOT-FBU)
LN-IAT SAS "Teje Viking" - Cancelled 16-09-53 from the Norwegian register.
68-682 RDAF - Bought 01-10-53 Painted with Danish cocardes Nov 1953. - TT: 11228:07
68-682 RDAF - Note 02-01-55 Copenhagen - Kastrup (CPH / EKCH), Denmark Painted in camouflage colours.
K-682 RDAF - Re-serialled 15-12-60 Radio call sign: OV-JBM
K-682 RDAF - Note 09-12-66 Vaerloese - VL (VL), Denmark Repainted with white top and black cheat lines. Day-glo painted on nose, rear fuselage DC-3 Nyt/Vol.1996 No.2/Jun 1996 and plane tips.
K-682 RDAF - Withdrawn From Service 31-07-82
K-682 Tøjhusmuseet - Transfered 16-10-84 Danish Military Museum in Copenhagen.
OY-BPB Bohnstedt-Petersen A/S - Delivered 21-02-85 According to a contract between Tøjhusmuseet and Bohnstedt-Petersen dated 13-12-85.
OY-BPB Foreningen For Flyvende Museumsfly - Transfered 25-06-92 Operated by DC-3 Vennerne (Danish Dakota Friends)
OY-BPB Foreningen For Flyvende Museumsfly - Note 19-04-96 Repainted in original SAS colours from 1946 to commemorate SAS 50 anniversary - DC-3 Nyt/Vol.1996 No.2/Jun 1996 Named "Arv Viking".
OY-BPB Foreningen For Flyvende Museumsfly - Note 17-10-97 Repainted in RDAF colours.

To OY-BPB at the DC-3 2006 fly in at the Aviodrome

To OY-BPB at 70th anniversary of D-Day at Cherbourg in France

To OY-BPB at 75th anniversary of D-Day at Duxford IWM

ALSO ON SCANS-ARCHIVE-PROPLINERS PAGE #2

Scramble magazine reproduced on Facebook (05Dec19) the following statemennt by 'Danish Dakota Friends'
"It is with deep regret that the Danish Dakota Friends had to inform the aviation community that due to a number of unfortunate circumstances the Danish DC-3 OY-BPB is permanently grounded.
Technicians recently found iron filings in engine #1 that are over the safety limit (792 with a limit of 10).
The DDF is trying to locate where these fillings come from, but the crank house is the most likely cause.
The decision to permanently ground OY-BPB was made on the basis of the high costs that are expected.

In its newsletter, the DDF states the aircraft would need two new engines, two new props (within the next two years), a repaint, and, judging by the sum of money it mentions, extensive maintenance.
The DDF also says it suffers from a shortage of skilled volunteers, as both engineers and pilots who have DC-3 experience are becoming rarer and rarer. But, short-term, the engines seem to be the most expensive problem.
After more than 75 years of service the aircraft will now be retired and placed on static display at a museum."

 

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