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PBA DC-3s WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
Provincetown
- Boston Airline was the most famous of the later day DC-3 operators
and flew 12, mostly pre-war examples of the type. Nearly a quarter
century after the last PBA DC-3 flight in
1988, 11 of these aircraft still exist and the fate of one is
uncertain. Many are still flying
with private owners while several may never fly again. Here is my
attempt to track them all down...
N130PB
MSN: 2213 Mfr Date: May 3, 1940 Current Reg: N25673 Current location: Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas Status: airworthy
Painted in Continental's 1950s color scheme, it is maintained in airworthy condition but is not currently being sent to airshows. This spectacular photo was taken by Jason Knutson back in 2005.
N31PB
MSN: 2201 Mfr Date: Feb 29, 1940 Current Reg: YV-440C Current location: Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela Status: parked / stored
Although it was flying passengers with Aeroejecutivos as recently as 2003, "Caballo Viejo" now sits at a remote ramp in Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela (SVMP). This photo was taken by Ricardo Coppola in 2006 and the aircraft is apparently still there. It is rumored that a group is trying to raise the funds to restore it.
N32PB
MSN: 4827 Mfr Date: Oct 23, 1941 Current Reg: N122CA Current location: Plattsburgh, New York
This aircraft was donated to the Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute by Champlain Air in 2005 and has since been used for aviation mechanic training. Photo taken by Chris Coates on January 5, 2008.
N33PB
MSN: 4944 Mfr Date: May 20, 1942 Last known reg: YV-427C Last known location: Venezuela Current status: unknown
N33PB was sold to the Venezuelan airline Aeroejecutivos in April 1986 and registered YV-427C. By the early 1990s it was no longer registered and its fate is unknown.
In December 2011 I received this message from Woody: After Sekman Aviation got the STC to install their cargo door modification, it was sold to Aeroejecutivos at SVMI (Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia). Around 1991 or 92, I heard that it was wiped out in a groundloop accident in the remote interior of Venezuela.
N34PB
MSN: 2204 Mfr Date: March 9, 1940 Current Reg: HB-IRJ Current location: Switzerland Status: active
In the spring of 2009, this aircraft was ferried from Florida to Switzerland and was registered as HB-IRJ. It is operated by the Super Constellation Flyers Association and used by Breitling for advertising purposes. Photo by David Levain, August 25, 2010.
N35PB
MSN: 2216 Mfr Date: May 20, 1940 Current Reg: N61981 Current location: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Owned by Kestrel, Inc, the DC-3 was originally delivered to American Airlines in 1940 as a Douglas Sleeper Transport. Photo taken by Craig McCorriston on July 29, 2010 at the Basler ramp in Oshkosh.
N136PB
MSN: 1997 Mfr Date: October 25, 1937 Current Reg: N18121 Current location: Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, WA Status: active
The pride of the PBA fleet and the highest time airliner in the world during the 1980s, "Old 36" now resides at the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, Washington and is painted in the colors of Eastern Airlines. Photo taken at Oshkosh on July 26, 2010 by Graham Evans at Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection.
N137PB
MSN: 4128 Mfr Date: July 14, 1941 Current Reg: N137PB Current location: Fremont, Ohio
N137PB has been parked in this hangar at the Fremont Airport for over 2 decades and still wears the colors of Eastern Express. It is currently registered to the Northern Illinois Aircraft Museum. Photo by Roger Syratt at Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection.
N38PB
MSN: 2137 Mfr Date: May 16, 1939 Last known reg: XA-RPE Location: Tulsa, OK in American Airlines hangar 4D Status: under restoration
Originally delivered to American Airlines as "Flagship Tulsa", this aircraft now belongs to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and is being restored to its 1930s glory by a group of volunteers. Many more photos of the restoration process can be found in the photobucket account of tulsaboy.
N139PB
MSN: 2239 Mfr Date: June 23, 1940 Current Reg: N28AA Location: Williamson, GA Status: active
For a very detailed pictorial history of this particular aircraft CLICK HERE.
N40PB
MSN: 2167 Mfr Date: August 21, 1939 Current Reg: XA-RPN Location: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Status: derelict
XA-RPN has been parked at Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh since the 1990s. This photo was taken by flickr photographer ACW367 on September 9, 2011.
N43PB
MSN: 1953 Mfr Date: July 10, 1937 Current Reg: XA-RPO Location: Huatulco, Mexico Status: parked / stored
Photo taken June 15, 2011 by Jonathan Parra of Mexico Air Spotters.
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If you have any information or updates on the status of these aircraft, please CONTACT ME! I would love to hear from you!
Updated December 8, 2011
N130PB
MSN: 2213 Mfr Date: May 3, 1940 Current Reg: N25673 Current location: Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas Status: airworthy
Painted in Continental's 1950s color scheme, it is maintained in airworthy condition but is not currently being sent to airshows. This spectacular photo was taken by Jason Knutson back in 2005.
N31PB
MSN: 2201 Mfr Date: Feb 29, 1940 Current Reg: YV-440C Current location: Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela Status: parked / stored
Although it was flying passengers with Aeroejecutivos as recently as 2003, "Caballo Viejo" now sits at a remote ramp in Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela (SVMP). This photo was taken by Ricardo Coppola in 2006 and the aircraft is apparently still there. It is rumored that a group is trying to raise the funds to restore it.
N32PB
MSN: 4827 Mfr Date: Oct 23, 1941 Current Reg: N122CA Current location: Plattsburgh, New York
This aircraft was donated to the Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute by Champlain Air in 2005 and has since been used for aviation mechanic training. Photo taken by Chris Coates on January 5, 2008.
N33PB
MSN: 4944 Mfr Date: May 20, 1942 Last known reg: YV-427C Last known location: Venezuela Current status: unknown
N33PB was sold to the Venezuelan airline Aeroejecutivos in April 1986 and registered YV-427C. By the early 1990s it was no longer registered and its fate is unknown.
In December 2011 I received this message from Woody: After Sekman Aviation got the STC to install their cargo door modification, it was sold to Aeroejecutivos at SVMI (Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia). Around 1991 or 92, I heard that it was wiped out in a groundloop accident in the remote interior of Venezuela.
N34PB
MSN: 2204 Mfr Date: March 9, 1940 Current Reg: HB-IRJ Current location: Switzerland Status: active
In the spring of 2009, this aircraft was ferried from Florida to Switzerland and was registered as HB-IRJ. It is operated by the Super Constellation Flyers Association and used by Breitling for advertising purposes. Photo by David Levain, August 25, 2010.
N35PB
MSN: 2216 Mfr Date: May 20, 1940 Current Reg: N61981 Current location: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Owned by Kestrel, Inc, the DC-3 was originally delivered to American Airlines in 1940 as a Douglas Sleeper Transport. Photo taken by Craig McCorriston on July 29, 2010 at the Basler ramp in Oshkosh.
N136PB
MSN: 1997 Mfr Date: October 25, 1937 Current Reg: N18121 Current location: Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, WA Status: active
The pride of the PBA fleet and the highest time airliner in the world during the 1980s, "Old 36" now resides at the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, Washington and is painted in the colors of Eastern Airlines. Photo taken at Oshkosh on July 26, 2010 by Graham Evans at Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection.
N137PB
MSN: 4128 Mfr Date: July 14, 1941 Current Reg: N137PB Current location: Fremont, Ohio
N137PB has been parked in this hangar at the Fremont Airport for over 2 decades and still wears the colors of Eastern Express. It is currently registered to the Northern Illinois Aircraft Museum. Photo by Roger Syratt at Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection.
N38PB
MSN: 2137 Mfr Date: May 16, 1939 Last known reg: XA-RPE Location: Tulsa, OK in American Airlines hangar 4D Status: under restoration
Originally delivered to American Airlines as "Flagship Tulsa", this aircraft now belongs to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and is being restored to its 1930s glory by a group of volunteers. Many more photos of the restoration process can be found in the photobucket account of tulsaboy.
N139PB
MSN: 2239 Mfr Date: June 23, 1940 Current Reg: N28AA Location: Williamson, GA Status: active
For a very detailed pictorial history of this particular aircraft CLICK HERE.
N40PB
MSN: 2167 Mfr Date: August 21, 1939 Current Reg: XA-RPN Location: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Status: derelict
XA-RPN has been parked at Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh since the 1990s. This photo was taken by flickr photographer ACW367 on September 9, 2011.
N43PB
MSN: 1953 Mfr Date: July 10, 1937 Current Reg: XA-RPO Location: Huatulco, Mexico Status: parked / stored
Photo taken June 15, 2011 by Jonathan Parra of Mexico Air Spotters.
RETURN TO INDEX
If you have any information or updates on the status of these aircraft, please CONTACT ME! I would love to hear from you!
Updated December 8, 2011