<p>c/n 10035.
Built 1943 for the US Army Air Corps as 42-24173.
Sold to Northwest Orient in 1945 and became NC28679. Joined Mid-Continent Airlines in 1951, which merged into Braniff in 1952. Retired from Braniff in 1958 and then passed through various owners as N264LC, N55LT and finally N12BA.
In 2015 she became part of ‘ALSIB 2015’, a commemoration of the Alaska-Siberia route used to supply lend-lease aircraft from the US to Russia during WW2. Two C-47s (N12BA and N4550J) successfully reflew the route and appeared at the MAKS 2015 event at Zhukovsky.
</p><p>Speaking at MAKS 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin said "I want to mention too the Alaska-Siberia 2015 flight that took place just recently to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory. Pilots from Russia and the United States of America, flying planes from the war years, followed this long and dangerous route that linked our countries during those years, and are now here in Zhukovsky. This undertaking made a worthy contribution to preserving the memory of the war and the courage and heroism of those who fought Nazism. Thank you to everyone who took part in this wonderful project."
</p><p>The aircraft are currently parked up awaiting their planned disposal to Russian museums.
Kubinka Airbase, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
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24th August 2017
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65001151@N03">Alan Wilson</a> from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/37520483611/">Douglas C-47A Skytrain ‘N12BA’</a>