"The first C-47 came in the Yugoslav air force service in 1944, when a group of Yugoslav mechanics repaired and enabled for flying a USAF C-47, forced landed at Ljubovia. After the war, as the aid of the UNRA, the JAT received several C-47s, which were converted to passenger version DC-3. and in 1953 started introducing C-47 in the YAF, which had in inventory 41 planes at all. Plane carried 25 soldiers or paratroopers, or up to 2000 kg of cargo. The last military version C-47 planes, were withdrawn from operative service by the end of 1976, and the last C-47, used by aeronautical authorities for calibration of navigational equipment, was wiped off the register 1986, and sold abroad. Yugoslav airmen memorized the C-47 as reliable, easy to maintain and fly.
This aircraft, (the YAF serial 71214, c/n 16472/33220, ex 44-76888, ex KN586), in the YAF service since 8th March 1954, as the YAF serial 7323 in the 119th Air Transport Regiment, After that served at Mostar, Pleso, Niš and Batajnica. an definitely flew over to the "Beograd’ airport, where was included in the Air Museum’s aircraft collection. During operative service, the plane was converted to version for cartography duties, building in cargo compartment the mount for camera, also oxygen gear for camera operators, and special radio-navigational devices."
