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Revised: July 19, 2010
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Two former Aerolíneas Argentinas Douglas C-47 Dakotas, LV-ADG, (C/N 33430), and LQ-ACW, (C/N 12057), were bought to replace the old de Havilland 104 Doves in service with the Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) and became PM-15 and PM-16 respectively.

PM-15, (C/N 33430), was a Douglas C-47B-35-DK Skytrain model that started its life in June 1945 as KP216, (44-77098), for the RAF. Then it went to Canadair as CF-DXT, then to Aerolíneas Argentinas as LV-ADG, hit a truck when it was landing in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, but the plane made a goaround and went to Comodoro Rivadavia, with an engine on fire. Reregistered as LQ-ADG and assigned to the Aeronaútica de la Provincia de Formosa. Next, the plane was bought in 1962 to replace the old de Havilland 104 Doves in service with the Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) and became PM-15 for the Servicio de Aviación (SEAV). In September 1964, PM-15 did participate of the search efforts to find the merchant Patagonia lost in front of Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, during heavy seas. At some point of time it was written off during an unspecified accident.

PM-16, (C/N 12057), was a Douglas C-47A-1-DK Skytrain model and seems to have had a quiet life ending up being transferred at some point to the Dirección Provincial de Aeronáutica of Formosa, where it was known as Ciudad de Clorinda .

Both would eventually be replaced by the Shorts CS-7 Skyvan in 1971.

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47A-DK Dakota utility transport

Designation: Douglas C-47A-1-DK Dakota
Manufacturer: Douglas, U.S.A.
Crew: 2
Passengers: 28 troops
Construction: All metal
Engine: 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp
Engine Type: 14 cylinder two row radial piston
Engine Thrust: 895 kW (1,200 hp)
Propeller: 2 x 3 bladed
Length: 19.62 m
Height: 5.15 m
Wing Span: 28.95 m
Wing Area: 91.7 m2
Empty Weight: 8,250 kg
Max. Weight: 13,290 kg
Max. Speed: 346 km/h
Stall Speed: --- km/h
Max. Speed at Sea Level: --- km/h
Max. Cruising Speed: 298 km/h
Normal Cruising Speed: 280 km/h
Initial Rate of Climb: 1,160 ft./min
Ceiling: 24,000 ft.
Fuel Capacity: --- lts
Range on Internal Fuel: 2,415 km
Range with Max. Fuel: 2,415 km
Range with Max. Payload: 563 km
Combat Radius: --- km ()
Endurance: --- Hrs
Useful Load: --- kg
STOL Takeoff Run: --- m
Landing Distance: --- m
Freight Hold Volume: --- m3
Freight Hold Capacity: --- kg
Radar: N/A
EW: N/A
Avionics: ---
Weapons: None.
Format: 1.0
Notes: Specifications for the C-47A model wich is not be the one that
   saw service.

S/N       C/N        Unit          Built       Bought      Disposition         Notes
PM-16     12057      SrvdeAviacion --/---/---- 26/Dec/1962 wfu --/---/----     Ex-LQ-ACW, to PA-16, to LQ-ACW

Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota utility transport

Designation: Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota a.k.a. Skytrain
Manufacturer: Douglas, U.S.A.
Crew: 2
Passengers: 28 troops
Construction: All metal
Engine: 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp
Engine Type: 14 cylinder two row radial piston
Engine Thrust: 895 kW (1,200 hp)
Propeller: 2 x 3 bladed
Length: 19.62 m
Height: 5.15 m
Wing Span: 28.95 m
Wing Area: 91.7 m2
Empty Weight: 8,250 kg
Max. Weight: 13,290 kg
Max. Speed: 346 km/h
Stall Speed: --- km/h
Max. Speed at Sea Level: --- km/h
Max. Cruising Speed: 298 km/h
Normal Cruising Speed: 280 km/h
Initial Rate of Climb: 1,160 ft./min
Ceiling: 24,000 ft.
Fuel Capacity: --- lts
Range on Internal Fuel: 2,415 km
Range with Max. Fuel: 2,415 km
Range with Max. Payload: 563 km
Combat Radius: --- km ()
Endurance: --- Hrs
Useful Load: --- kg
STOL Takeoff Run: --- m
Landing Distance: --- m
Freight Hold Volume: --- m3
Freight Hold Capacity: --- kg
Radar: N/A
EW: N/A
Avionics: ---
Weapons: None.
Format: 1.0
Notes: Specifications for the C-47A model wich is not be the one that
   saw service.

S/N       C/N        Unit          Built       Bought      Disposition         Notes
PM-15     33430      SrvdeAviacion --/Jun/1945 26/Dec/1962 w/o --/Aug/1972     Ex-44-77098, ex-RAF KP216, ex-CF-DXT, ex-LV-ADG, ex-LQ-ADG, to PA-15

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