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Variants

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Model Variant Customer Built TC Right hand door Notes Source (unless otherwise noted)
125 DC-2-125 United States Navy 3 R2D-1 (9620/9622) [1]
142 DC-2-142 United States Navy 2 R2D-1 (9993/9994) [1]
145 DC-2-145 United States Army 18 C-33 (36-70/87), 36-70 later converted to C-38 (originally unofficially C-33A) [2]
153 DC-2-153 United States Army 1 XC-32 (36-1) [3]
173 DC-2-173 United States Army 1 YC-34 (36-345) [4]
243 DC-2-243 United States Army 37 C-39 (38-499/501, 38-504/537), some converted to C-42 [5]
267 DC-2-267 United States Army 1 (+2) C-42 (38-315 (typo?), 38-503, and 38-528) [6]
346 DC-2-346 United States Army 1 YC-34 (36-346) [4]
144 DST-144 American Airlines 8 A-607 Yes "Flagship Skysleeper", all converted to C-49E [7]
217 DST-217 American Airlines 1 A-607 Yes Converted to C-49E [7]
DST-217A American Airlines 2 A-607 Yes All converted to C-49E [7]
DST-217B American Airlines 2 A-607 Yes All converted to C-49E [7]
DST-217C American Airlines 2 A-607 Yes All converted to C-49E [7]
318 DST-318 Eastern Air Lines 3 A-607 Yes 2 converted to C-49F [7]
DST-318A Eastern Air Lines 2 A-607 Yes 1 converted to C-49F [7]
406 DST-406 Eastern Air Lines 1 A-607 Yes Converted to C-49F [7]
207 DST-A-207 United Air Lines 8 A-647 or A-671 Yes "Mainliner", 6 converted to C-48B, 1 converted to C-48C [8]
Western Air Lines 2 "Mainliner", all converted to C-48B
DST-A-207A United Air Lines 2 A-671 Yes 1 converted to C-48B [9]
DST-A-207B United Air Lines 2 A-671 Yes All converted to C-48B [9]
DST-A-207C United Air Lines 2 A-671 Yes All converted to C-48B [9]
DST-A-207D United Air Lines 3 A-671 Yes 1 converted to C-48C, 2 converted to C-48D [9]
178 DC-3-178 American Airlines 17 A-618 Yes "Flagship" [10]
194 DC-3-194 KLM 1 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-194B KLM 15 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-194C KLM 3 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-194E KLM 1 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-194F KLM 3 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-194G KLM 1 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-194H KLM 1 A-618 Yes Delivered to United Air Lines, converted to C-48C [10]
196 DC-3-196 Russia 1 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-196A Russia 11 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-196B Russia 6 A-618 No [10]
201 DC-3-201 Eastern Air Lines 10 A-618 No 4 converted to C-49D, 1 converted to C-49G [10]
DC-3-201A Eastern Air Lines 2 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-201B Eastern Air Lines 3 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-201C Eastern Air Lines 3 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-201D Eastern Air Lines 6 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49G [10]
DC-3-201E Eastern Air Lines 5 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-201F Eastern Air Lines 5 A-618 No 3 converted to C-49B [10]
DC-3-201G Eastern Air Lines 4 A-618 No 4 converted to C-49D [10]
208 DC-3-208 American Airlines 4 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-208A American Airlines 5 A-618 Yes [10]
209 DC-3-209 Trans World Airlines 5 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-209A Trans World Airlines 4 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-209B Trans World Airlines 3 A-618 No [10]
216 DC-3-216 Swissair 2 A-618 Yes [10]
220 DC-3-220 Československá Letecká Společnost (cs) 1 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-220A Československá Letecká Společnost (cs) 2 A-618 Yes [10]
DC-3-220B Československá Letecká Společnost (cs) 1 A-618 No [10]
227 DC-3-227 Russia 3 A-618 Yes [10]
Liniile Aeriene Române Exploatate de Stat 2
DC-3-227A Swissair 1 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-227B Sabena 2 A-618 No [10]
228 DC-3-228 Pan American Airways 7 A-618 No [10]
DC-3-228A Pan American Airways 1 A-618 No [11]
DC-3-228B China National Aviation Corporation 1 A-618 No [11]
229 DC-3-229 Pan American-Grace Airways 2 A-618 No [11]
232 DC-3-232 All Nippon Airways 2 A-618 No [11]
DC-3-232A All Nippon Airways 3 A-618 No [11]
237 DC-3-237C Japan 4 A-618 No [11]
260 DC-3-260 Japan 6 A-618 No [11]
268 DC-3-268 Swissair 1 A-618 No [11]
AB Aerotransport 1
DC-3-268B Aer Lingus 1 A-618 No [11]
DC-3-268C Aer Lingus 1 A-618 No [11]
270 DC-3-270 Canadian Colonial Airways 2 A-618 Yes [11]
DC-3-270A Canadian Colonial Airways 2 A-618 Yes [11]
DC-3-270B Canadian Colonial Airways 3 A-618 Yes 1 converted to C-49E, 2 converted to C-49H [11]
DC-3-270C Canadian Colonial Airways 1 A-618 Yes Converted to C-51 [11]
276 DC-3-276 Swissair 1 A-618 No [11]
277 DC-3-277 American Airlines 5 A-618 Yes [11]
DC-3-277A American Airlines 2 A-618 Yes 1 converted to C-49H [11]
DC-3-277B American Airlines 18 A-618 Yes 3 converted to C-49H [11]
DC-3-277C American Airlines 10 A-618 Yes [11]
DC-3-277D American Airlines 6 A-618 Yes 2 converted to C-49H, 4 converted to C-50 [11]
279 DC-3-279 Pan American-Grace Airways 1 A-618 No [11]
294 DC-3-294 Air France 1 A-618 No [11]
DC-3-294A China National Aviation Corporation (via Fokker) 1 A-618 No [11]
313 DC-3-313 Pennsylvania Central Airlines 10 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49H [11]
DC-3-313A Pennsylvania Central Airlines 4 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49C [11]
DC-3-313B Pennsylvania Central Airlines 4 A-618 No 2 converted to C-49E, 1 converted to C-50C, 1 converted to C-50D [11]
DC-3-313C Pennsylvania Central Airlines 1 A-618 No Converted to C-49H [11]
DC-3-313D Pennsylvania Central Airlines 3 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49E, 1 converted to C-49F [11]
314 DC-3-314 Braniff International Airways 4 A-618 No 3 converted to C-49H [11]
DC-3-314A Braniff International Airways 4 A-618 No [11]
DC-3-314B Braniff International Airways 3 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49H [11]
322 DC-3-322 Chicago and Southern Air Lines 4 A-618 Yes [11]
DC-3-322A Chicago and Southern Air Lines 1 A-618 Yes Converted to C-49F [11]
DC-3-322B Chicago and Southern Air Lines 1 A-618 Yes Converted to C-49D [11]
357 DC-3-357 Delta Air Lines 5 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49D [11]
DC-3-357A Delta Air Lines 2 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49C [11]
362 DC-3-362 Trans World Airlines 10 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49F [11]
384 DC-3-384 Trans World Airlines 5 A-618 No All converted to C-49 [12]
385 DC-3-385 Delta Air Lines 2 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49A [12]
386 DC-3-386 Delta Air Lines 2 A-618 No All converted to C-49C [12]
388 DC-3-388 Eastern Air Lines 2 A-618 No All converted to R4D-2 [12]
389 DC-3-389 Eastern Air Lines 5 A-618 No All converted to C-49D [12]
392 DC-3-392 Pennsylvania Central Airlines 2 A-618 No All converted to C-50D [12]
396 DC-3-396 American Airlines 4 A-618 Yes All converted to C-50 [12]
397 DC-3-397 Braniff International Airways 3 A-618 No All converted to C-50B [12]
401 DC-3-401 American Airlines 2 A-618 No All converted to C-50A [12]
454 DC-3-454 Multiple 34 A-618 No All converted to C-49J [12]
455 DC-3-455 Multiple 23 A-618 No 1 converted to C-49J, 22 converted to C-49K [12]
191 DC-3A-191 United Air Lines 10 A-619 or A-669 Yes "Mainliner", 1 converted to C-48C [12][13]
DC-3A-191B United Air Lines 1 A-669 Yes [13]
197 DC-3A-197 United Air Lines 12 A-619 or A-669 Yes "Mainliner" [12][13]
DC-3A-197A or DC-3A-197B United Air Lines 8 A-669 Yes [13]
DC-3A-197C United Air Lines 5 A-669 Yes [13]
DC-3A-197D United Air Lines 6 A-669 Yes 1 converted to C-48 [13]
Western Air Lines 2 1 converted to C-52
DC-3A-197E United Air Lines 3 A-669 Yes 2 converted to C-52B [13]
214 DC-3A-214 AB Aerotransport 3 A-669 Yes [13]
228 DC-3A-228C Pan American Airways 10 A-669 No [13]
DC-3A-228D Pan American Airways 8 A-669 No [13]
DC-3A-228F Pan American Airways 6 A-669 No [13]
237 DC-3A-237B Japan 5 A-669 Yes [13]
DC-3A-237D Japan 3 A-669 No [13]
253 DC-3A-253 United States Army 1 C-41 (38-502) [14]
DC-3A-253A United States Army 1 C-41A (40-70) [15]
269 DC-3A-269 Northwest Airlines 6 A-669 No [13]
DC-3A-269A Northwest Airlines 1 A-669 No [13]
DC-3A-269B Northwest Airlines 4 A-669 No [13]
DC-3A-269C Northwest Airlines 2 A-669 No 1 converted to C-48C [13]
279 DC-3A-279A Pan American-Grace Airways 3 A-669 No [13]
DC-3A-279B Pan American-Grace Airways 2 A-669 No [13]
313 DC-3A-313A Pennsylvania Central Airlines 2 A-669 No [13]
343 DC-3A-343 Western Air Lines 1 A-669 Yes [13]
DC-3A-343A Western Air Lines 1 A-669 Yes [13]
DC-3A-343B Western Air Lines 2 A-669 Yes [13]
345 DC-3A-345 United States government 1 A-669 No No military designation, later delivered to Pan American Airways [13]
348 DC-3A-348 Federal Aviation Administration 1 A-669 No Converted to C-52D, then to C-48C [13]
360 DC-3A-360 United States Army 695 C-47-DL and R4D-1, 1 converted to XC-47C-DL, 11 converted to C-117C-DL, 1 converted to XCG-17 [16]
363 DC-3A-363 Swiftflite 1 A-669 No Converted to C-48C [13]
367 DC-3A-367 Northeast Airlines 3 A-669 No 2 converted to C-53 (no serials) [13]
368 DC-3A-368 United Air Lines 3 A-669 No All converted to C-48A [13]
375 DC-3A-375 Inter Islands Airlines 3 A-669 No [13]
377 DC-3A-377 United Air Lines 1 A-669 No Converted to C-48F [13]
393 DC-3A-393 Pan American-Grace Airways 1 A-669 No Converted to C-52 [13]
394 DC-3A-394 Western Air Lines 1 A-669 No Converted to C-52A [13]
395 DC-3A-395 United Air Lines 2 A-669 No All converted to C-52B [13]
398 DC-3A-398 Western Air Lines 1 A-669 No Converted to C-52 [13]
399 DC-3A-399 Pan American-Grace Airways 1 A-669 Yes [13]
402 DC-3A-402 Continental Air Lines 1 A-669 No Converted to C-52C [9]
405 DC-3A-405 United States Army 218 C-53 and R4D-3, 1 converted to XC-53A (42-6480), 8 converted to C-53B (41-20047/20050, 41-20052, 41-20057/20059) [17]
408 DC-3A-408 Douglas Aircraft Company 1 A-669 No Converted to C-53 (42-36600) [9]
414 DC-3A-414 Miscellaneous 9 A-669 No 7 converted to C-48C, 2 converted to C-68 [9]
Pan American-Grace Airways 1
United States government 4 No military designation, later delivered to Pan American Airways
DC-3A-414A United States government 4 A-669 No No military designation, later delivered to Pan American Airways [9]
438 DC-3A-438 United States government 1 A-669 No No military designation, later delivered to Pan American Airways [9]
447 DC-3A-447 United Air Lines and Northwest Airlines 17 A-669 No (Maybe a typo for -457?) All converted to R4D-4 [9]
453 DC-3A-453 Pan American Airways 21 A-669 No All converted to C-53C or R4D-3 [9]
456 DC-3A-456 United States Army 5,954 C-47A-DL, C-47A-1/90-DL, C-47A-DK, C-47A-1/30-DK [18]
457 DC-3A-457 United States Army 159 C-53D (42-68693/68851) [19]
467 DC-3A-467 United States Army 3,232 (3,364 ordered) C-47B-1-DL, C-47B-1/50-DK, R4D-6, and R4D-7 [20]
1003 DC-3A-1003 United States Army 17 (131 ordered) C-117A-1-DK (45-2545/2561, 45-2562/2675 canceled), 1 converted to C-117B-1-DK (42-2546), 1 converted to C-117B-5-DK (45-2549), 1 converted to C-117D-1-DK (45-2553), 28 canceled aircraft completed as DC-3Cs [21]
202 DC-3B-202 Trans World Airlines 8 A-618 (day) or A-635 (sleeper) No "Skysleeper", 1 converted to C-49D, 1 converted to C-49E, 2 converted to C-49F, 3 converted to C-84 [8]
DC-3B-202A Trans World Airlines 2 A-618 (day) or A-635 (sleeper) No "Skysleeper", 1 converted to C-49F, 1 converted to C-84 [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bowers 1986, p. 112
  2. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 68–70
  3. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 67–68
  4. ^ a b Bowers 1986, p. 69–70
  5. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 70–72
  6. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 72
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Bowers 1986, p. 224
  8. ^ a b c Bowers 1986, p. 228
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bowers 1986, p. 230
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Bowers 1986, p. 225
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Bowers 1986, p. 226
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bowers 1986, p. 227
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Bowers 1986, p. 229
  14. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 74–75
  15. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 75
  16. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 85–97
  17. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 75–77
  18. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 86–87
  19. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 77
  20. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 87–90
  21. ^ Bowers 1986, p. 77–80

Bibliography

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  • Bowers, Peter M. (1986). The DC-3: 50 Years of Legendary Flight (1st ed.). United States: Aero (division of TAB Books). ISBN 0-8306-8194-9.
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