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C-47 SKYTRAIN/42-93790

C-47A Sktrain/42-93790 at Ft Benning, GA, December 10, 2007.

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Serial #: 42-93790
Construction #: 13741
Civil Registration:
  None
Location:
  32°21'17.0"N 84°58'05.9"W

Model(s):
  C-47A-25-DK Skytrain
Name: Boston Boomerang
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2026

History:
Manufactured by Douglas Aircraft in Oklahoma City, OK.
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 42-93790.
- BOC: June 27, 1944.
- SOC: March 1970.
- Accepted by the 4005th Base Unit Robins Field, GA, 1944.
- Transferred to the 4117th Base Unit, Robins Field, GA, December 1944.
- Transferred to the 4105th Base Unit Davis-Monthan Field, AZ, April 1946.
- Transferred to the 4126th AAF Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Depot) San Bernardino, CA, February 1947.
- Transferred to the 4119th Base Unit (Air Material Command), Brookley Field, AL, January 1948.
- Transferred to the 114th Bombardment Squadron (Air National Guard) Mitchel Air Force Base, NY, February 1948.
- Transferred to the 106th Composite Group (ANG), Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station, NY, December 1950.
- Transferred to the 39th Air Defense Wing (Alaskan Air Command), Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK, April 1951.
- Transferred to the 5064th Cold Weather Material Testing Squadron (AAC), Ladd Air Force Base, AK, July 1951.
- Transferred to the 5001st Operations Squadron (AAC) Ladd AFB, AK, September 1954.
- Transferred to the 5039th Air Transport Squadron (AAC), Elmendorf AFB, AK, June 1957.
- Transferred to the 5040th Consolidated Logistics Maintenance Squadron (AAC) at Elmendorf AFB, AK, October 1957.
- Transferred to the 144th Air Transport Squadron, (ANG) in Anchorage, AK, May 1958.
- Transferred to the 112th Tactical Fighter Squadron (ANG), in Toledo, OH. merged with the 180th TFG, May 1960.
- Transferred to the 180th Tactical Fighter Group (ANG) Toledo, OH, January 1963.
- 42-93790 dropped from USAF Inventory, March 1970.
- After March 1970, the Air Force Logistics Command assigned the 42-93790 for display.
-- Arrived at Fort Benning’s Lawson Army Air Field, Sometime between March 27, 1970 and February 1971.
-- Aircraft was painted olive drab and named “Boston Boomerang” a famous WWII Pathfinder C-47.
-- Old 790 was initially parked behind McCarthy Hall until June 1975 when she was moved to he current positiion at Eubanks Field, near the Jump Towers.
-- Displayed as Boston Boomerang.

C-47A Sktrain/42-93790 at Ft Benning, GA, December 10, 2007.