Douglas DC-3 preserved in Slovenia: c/n?

 

DC-3/C-47 71253 Slovenia

A website about cultural and Historical Heritage in Slovenia showed above Douglas DC-3 / C-47.

It also provided the following information:
"At the edge of the meadow by the crosswords for the village of Podzemlje in the Bela Krajina region stands a military version of the plane DC-3. The plane has even been called Dakota. The motor plane by the Douglas factory used to be one of the most popular in the history of aviation during World War II and after it.
The aged plane of the Yugoslav National Army was set years ago as a memory of the provisional partisan airport during the war. The English and Americans used to fly the injured from Bela Krajina, which was liberated territory, to Allied hospitals in Italy during World War II as well as send weapons and other materials to the partisans. The interior of the plane is not accessible."

 

Aad van der Voet, of OldWings.nl, was able to provide a partial identification:
"That is the former 71253 of the Yugoslav Air Force. Unfortunately no c/n is known for this aircraft, as far as I know.

It was donated many years ago for display as a Partizan monument in Podzemlje, Otok near Metlika, Yugoslavia.
The monument is located along the road Crnomelj - Metlika, in the direction of the village Otok, 5 km from Metlika.
It was noted on display there on 18-Aug-1984, still in remnants of its Yugoslav markings. It had been painted in RAF colours by 1986 and was noted again as such in Jan97.
Considering the link above it is apparently still there, but it is a pity that the photo is undated..."

 

Recent sightings and/or photos would be welcomed, as well as help in establishing the construction number of this vintage Douglas warhorse...

 

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Created: 05-apr-08