C-53D, 42-68748, Skytrooper, c/n 11675

Information from Joe Baugher's web site,

Delivered Apr 12, 1943. Oran Jun 1, 1943. USA Apr 4, 1944. To RFC Sep 6, 1945. To Portugal in 1946 as CS-TDE with Transportes Aereosde Portuguesa (TAP). To Portuguese AF as FAP 6153 in 1958. Possibly ferried to USA Jul 1976 as N9984Q by Visionair. Used in filming of "A Bridge Too Far".

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