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This DC-3, ZS-GPL, was originally built at the Santa Monica, California plant, as a C47 Skytrain and was delivered to the US Army Air Force in 1945. In 1946 it went to General Airways in Portland and in 1966 it went to North American Aviation in LA, then on to North American Rockwell and to Elbee Co, LA. In March 1971 it arrived in South Africa, operated as the corporate plane of Grinair Ltd, then for United Air and Wonder Air, before being sold to a sangoma (Zulu traditional healer), Dr. Mbata, in Kwazulu Natal. Springbok Flying Safaris bought it from Dr. Mbata`s estate in early 2001 and put it through an extensive restoration process before introducing it into service in 2002. Now used extensively for sunset trips and African tours, this DC-3 is immaculately maintained and flies as if it were a new plane.

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