Cargo Ferry Flight Weather 
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 12, 2024
Given the nomenclature ‘C-49,’ it’s service with the USAAF included ferrying VIPs, troops, and cargo throughout the United States. The C-47 also had an astrodome positioned in the cabin roof, strengthened floor components, a double cargo door and a shortened tail-cone for glider-towing shackles, all of which the C-49 did not have.
Aerotime
JUNE 21, 2024
In the main, the type carried on its role of maritime patrol, characterized by long, monotonous sorties without sighting land or enemy, although others were used as patrol bombers (primarily to destroy enemy submarines), reconnaissance and surveillance, coast guard duties, general cargo transport, and troop relocation missions.
One Mile at a Time
JULY 18, 2024
Reports I’ve seen suggest that a fire sensor in the cargo hold had been activated, prompting the diversion. The plane is still on the ground, and the airline plans to ferry an aircraft to Russia to transport passengers for the rest of their journey.
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