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clark gables dakota

jamespond

Joined: February 26, 2009
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Posted: Monday, April 18, 2011 - 12:36 PM UTC
hi there, does anybody out there know anything about the markings on the dak that clark gable owned, i can only find the reg number. pics on the net seem to indicate lettering above the windows but i cant find any reference to them.

jowady
Joined: June 12, 2006
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KitMaker: 1,027 posts
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Posted: Monday, April 18, 2011 - 07:00 PM UTC
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hi there, does anybody out there know anything about the markings on the dak that clark gable owned, i can only find the reg number. pics on the net seem to indicate lettering above the windows but i cant find any reference to them.
Try
http://www.douglasdc3.com/gable/gable.htm
or search under DC 3 , not Dakota. Only you Brits knew them as Dakotas. In the US they are DC 3s, R4Ds (US Navy), or C 47s or "Gooney Birds." Evidently its in a museum in Italy.
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