Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber - a photo on Flickriver

            This C-47 rolled off Douglas Aircraft’s production line in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during the summer of 1944 (c/n 14424). The U.S. Army Air Force accepted her on September 4th, 1944 with the s/n 43-48608. 

She served with the 9th Air Force in Europe, but was obviously too late to see service during D-Day. She remained in U.S. military until after the war. Her nickname, Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber, derives from her time taking part in the Berlin Air Lift during 1948. 

She also served with the Belgian, French and Israeli Air Forces, retiring from the latter in the early 90s. The aircraft was brought back to the USA in 1999, where she has since received a restoration back to airworthy condition as probably the lowest total airframe time C-47 known to exist (under 10,000 hours). Never having received a civilian conversion, she is one of the most authentic original C-47s currently flying. 

"Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber" is currently owned by the Gooney Bird Group in Templeton, California.

Taken on: January 1, 2019

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