U.S. Navy Douglas SC-47J Skytrain.
Civil registration: N151ZE.
Military registration: 50783.
Aircraft name: Ready 4 Duty.
This aircraft was built for the U.S. Army Air Force as C-47B (with registration 43-49147) but was eventually delivered to the U.S. Navy with registration 50783 in 1944.
After World War II, the aircraft remained in service with the US armed forces until 1957. In 1957, the aircraft entered service with the US Department of Agriculture with registration N151Z.
After various wanderings, the aircraft came into the possession of the Commemorative Air Force in 2002.
This photo was taken on 26 October 2024 at Ellington Airport, Houston, Texas.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…