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Douglas-Fokker DC-3
HB-IRI -- HB-IRO
Douglas-Fokker DC-3-216
HB-IRI
Werknummer: 1946
Im Dienst bei Swissair
vom 22.06.1937 bis am 28.03.1955
Geschichte des Flugzeuges:
Swissair
DC-3 Fokker
Kennung: HB-IRI
Ort: Dübendorf
Datum: 1947
Foto
Nr.:
Format: Gross
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum:
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr. 10855
Grossformat
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum:
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr. 10856
Grossformat
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum:
Publisher: Unbekannt - Englische Karte
Publisher Nr.: K.1829
Kleinformat
Douglas DC-2
Kennung: HB-IIRI
Ort:
Datum:
Publisher: Foto Staub. Dübendorf
No: 114
Kleinformat
Anmerkung: HB-IRI ist DC-3
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum:
Publisher: Propeller, Postcards
Publisher Nr.
Grossformat
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum: 1946
Publisher:
Publisher Nr.
Grossformat
Swissair DC-3
auf D-Flughafen
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum:
Publisher: Privat
Publisher Nr.
Kleinformat
Swissair DC-3
auf D-Flughafen
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum:
Publisher: Privat
Publisher Nr.
Kleinformat
Douglas DC-3 der Swissair
Ort: Dübendorf
Kennung: HB-IRB
Datum: 1947
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr.: 10841
Format: AK - Grossformat
Douglas DC-3 der Swissair
Ort: Dübendorf
Kennung: HB-IRB
Datum: 1947
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr.: 10841
Format: AK - Grossformat
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRI
Datum:
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr.
Grossformat
Douglas DC-3 der Swissair
Ort: Dübendorf
Kennung: HB-IRB
Datum: 1947
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr.: 10841
Format: AK - Grossformat
Douglas DC-3 der Swissair
Ort: Dübendorf
Kennung: HB-IRB
Datum: 1947
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr.: 10841
Format: AK - Grossformat
Douglas-Fokker DC-3-227A
HB-IRO
Werknummer: 2054
Im Dienst bei Swissair
vom 31.10.1938 bis am 08.03.1955
Geschichte des Flugzeuges:
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRO
Datum:
Publisher: Foto Schait Dübendorf
Publisher Nr. 8
Kleinformat
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRO
Datum:
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr. 10847
Grossformat
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRO
Datum:
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr. 10844
Grossformat
Douglas DC-3 der Swissair
Ort: Dübendorf
Kennung: HB-IRB
Datum: 1947
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr.: 10841
Format: AK - Grossformat
Swissair
Douglas DC-3
Kennung: HB-IRO
Datum:
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr. 10845
Grossformat
Aerodrome Bale - Mulhouse
a Blotzheim (Ht-Rhin)
Kennung:
Datum:
Edition: Photomaag, St. Lous
Nr. 532
Format: Gross
Douglas DC-3 der Swissair
Ort: Dübendorf
Kennung: HB-IRB
Datum: 1947
Publisher: Swissair Photo AG
Publisher Nr.: 10841
Format: AK - Grossformat
Diverses
Douglas-Fokker DC-3-227A
HB-IRA
This article would not be complete without saying a few words
about Swissair's HB-IRA, which was sold to an American buyer
in March 1955, and ferried by Fleetways Inc. as N2815D on
March 31st from Zurich to New York via Prestwick, Keflavik and
Gander. She was one of the very first DC-3s to be sold to an
European airline, being assembled by the Fokker Factory at
Amsterdam in April 1937 and receiving her first C. of A. on
May 5th of that year.
HB-IRA was a regular visitor to Croydon up to the outbreak of
war, after which she operated on Swissair's few war-time "restricted"
routes between Zurich/Geneva to Lisbon, Ankara, Berlin
and Stockholm. Shortly after V.E. Day HB-IRA once again
became a regular visitor to Croydon and later to Northolt. From
1952 onwards she operated into Heathrow (with the gradual
closure of Northolt, B.E.A. and other foreign airlines eventually
operated into London Airport as, of course, we know Heathrow
today).
Like a very large number of the earliest DC-3s, HB-IRA
was originally fitted with Wright Cyclone (Series GR-1820-G2)
engines developing 850-1,000 h.p.; later the more powerful Wright
(Series GR-1820-G102A) powerplants were installed, developing
1000-1,200 h.p. So far as I have been able to ascertain, this Swissair
DC-3 has always remained a standard 21 seater during its 17 years
of service in Europe.
It seems that HB-IRA (together with HB-IRE and HB-IRD,
which were sold to the U.S.A. at the same time) have now begun
new careers in America. Most probably the ex-Swissair trio have
been given "full conversion" treatment by their new owners. For
the record, I understand HB-IRA logged approx. 15,000 hours
and flew an estimated 2\ million miles between June 1937 and
March 1955—not such impressive figures as those for some of the
American-owned DC-3s described above, but nevertheless a most
commendable performance.
FLIGHT, 23 March 1956
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