Can anyone confirm:
"Dakelton"
Douglas DC-3
After the SAAF retired its Shackletons, a number of Dakotas were used in the maritime patrol role.
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by Felix/FFDS » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:40 am
by C » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:50 am
Aircraft: Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) For all of the last decade the Navy has had a need for a MPA. Since the retirement of the Avro Shackleton around 1990, the Navy has had to rely on an unsatisfactory MPA conversion of the C47 Dakota and more recently on standard, sensorless, C130BZs impressed in the role. The reason for this is a continued reluctance on the part of the SAAF to take the requirement seriously. The Navy has had similar problems securing maritime helicopters for its patrol frigates. Fate may yet take a hand…
by Ivan » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:57 pm
by C » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:47 pm
Baseler turbo Super DC-3 probably
by Felix/FFDS » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:52 pm
by C » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:56 pm
I'm more interested in getting corroboration whether they're nicknamed "Dakeltons"
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