Convair CV-240

Fokker F27 Friendship

79007 '77' Douglas C-47A c/n 12712 - RSwedAF F-13 Wing - Groningen Airport Eelde in Holland - 5 September 1976

On 5 September 1976, the Royal Swedish Air Force (Kungliga Svenska Flygvapnet) Douglas C-47A-15-DK 79007 was photographed at Groningen-Eelde airfield in the Netherlands. The Dakota belonged to F-13 Wing (Forsta Flygeskader F13). Swedish military aircraft are identified by designations, consisting of a role prefix and a sequential number: the C-47A is a Tp79 (Transportplan). The 79007 started its carrier in World War II as 42-92864 with the USAF. In 1945-1946, the airframe was converted at the Canadair plant into a DC-3A-456, transferred to DNL / Norway and registered as LN-IAH with Det Norske Luftfartsselskap A/S on 1 October 1946. On 30 April 1949, the aircraft was reregistered LN-IKH 'Nordheim' with DNL. On 1 August 1948, DNL was merged into SAS and the LN-IKH became the 'Hallvard Viking' with the SAS. In 1957, the DC-3A was transferred to Linjeflyg and registered SE-CFR with AB Linjeflyg on 26 September 1957. On 29/06/1960 the Dakota was delivered to F-8 Transport wing of the Royal Swedish A.F. at Stockholm-Barkarby and designated Tp79. In the Swedish Air Force, the aircraft served first as 79007 '77'. After 1980 the tailcode was changed into '797'. On 2 December 1982, after being withdrawn from active service in the Swedish Air Force, the 79007 '797' was handed over to the Swedish Air Force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum) located at Malmen just outside of Linköping, Sweden. (Note- somewhere along the line c/n 12712 and c/n 13647 have changed identities. The ID plate for Swedish AF 79007 indicates ex. 42-93706, although according to documents it is 42-92864. The mix-up was probably done when both aircraft were converted at the Canadair plant in 1945-1946 and not subsequently discovered).