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On <\/span>August 11th, 2025, at 11:19 local time, a Douglas DC-3, converted and modernized into a Basler BT-67,<\/b> departed from <\/span>Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh on its delivery flight to South America<\/b> to join <\/span>Mirgor<\/b>, an <\/span>Argentine company which will use this aircraft for cargo operations in Argentina,<\/b> and flights to <\/span>Antarctica during the South American summer<\/b>, under an <\/span>agreement with the Argentine Air Force.<\/b><\/p>\n

This <\/span>veteran aircraft was built in 1943 as a Douglas C47-A-10-DK<\/b> and began operating for the <\/span>US Army Air Force in February 1944<\/b> with the<\/span> registration numbe<\/b>r <\/span>42-108859.<\/b> A few weeks later, the <\/span>aircraft joined the Royal Air Force and was re-registered as KG403<\/b>. In the 1970s, it <\/span>commenced civilian operations for Canadian and US airlines,<\/b> carrying the registrations <\/span>CF-BKP, N107AD, and N700CA.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Douglas DC-3 with registration N700CA \u2013 February 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In <\/span>July 2013, the DC-3 was acquired by Basler Turbo Conversions,<\/b> a <\/span>U.S. company based at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh<\/b>, which <\/span>retrofits and upgrades Douglas DC-3\/Douglas C-47<\/b> aircraft using state-of-the-art equipment, transforming them into<\/span> Basler BT-67 <\/b>aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

As they mention on their social media, <\/span>\u201cBasler Turbo Conversions takes the legendary DC-3 and puts it through the industry\u2019s most extensive remanufacturing process. Built into each airframe is the sum of our knowledge and our proprietary processes, along with state-of-the-art components, world-class Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R engines and Hartzell propellers.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The BT-67 modernization includes a complete airframe overhaul, aerodynamic improvements, structural modifications that increase strength and improve performance, and new systems that improve reliability.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Oshkosh \u2013 Fort Lauderdale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

P<\/span>rior to its arrival in <\/span>Argentina<\/b>, the <\/span>Basler BT-67 with serial number 12438<\/b>, performed several <\/span>test flights during June 2025 and July 2025,<\/b> as you can see in our database.<\/span> These flights were carried out with the <\/span>US registry N700CA<\/b>, which it had held <\/span>since 1992 when it began operating for Champlain Enterprises Inc,<\/b> a company based in <\/span>Plattsburgh, New York.<\/b><\/p>\n

The <\/span>long delivery flight of the Basler BT-67, currently registered with the Argentine registration LV-VYL, started on August 11th<\/b> with the first leg, <\/span>Oshkosh <\/b>(OSH\/KOSH) \u2013 <\/span>Fort Lauderdale <\/b>(FLL\/KFLL). This <\/span>2,154-kilometer journey was the longest of the delivery flight,<\/b> which lasted about <\/span>seven hours<\/b>. It landed at <\/span>FLL at 19:13 local time.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Fort Lauderdale \u2013 Panama City (Balboa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following four days in <\/span>Fort Lauderdale<\/b>, the <\/span>aircraft continued its ferry flight to Argentina, <\/b>taking off from <\/span>Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Hollywood International Airport on August 15th<\/b> at 06:37 local time bound for <\/span>Balboa<\/b>, one of <\/span>Panama City\u2019s three airports.<\/b> That same day, an hour after arriving in the Panamanian capital, it<\/span> departed for <\/span>Trujillo, <\/b>on the <\/span>Peruvian coast.<\/b><\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale <\/b>to <\/span>Panama City<\/b> (Balboa) was a <\/span>5 hour and 40 minute flight,<\/b> and <\/span>Panama City<\/b> (Balboa) to <\/span>Trujillo <\/b>was over <\/span>six hours,<\/b> giving a <\/span>total flight time of 11 hours and 49 minutes.<\/b> In terms of distance, the total covered was<\/span> 3,780 kilometers between the two routes.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Panama City (Balboa) \u2013 Trujillo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the <\/span>next three days,<\/b> the <\/span>refurbished Basler BT-67 made one flight per day,<\/b> operating <\/span>Trujillo <\/b>(Per\u00fa)<\/span> \u2013 <\/span>Antofagasta <\/b>(Chile), <\/span>Antofagasta <\/b>(Chile) \u2013 <\/span>Puerto Montt <\/b>(Chile), and <\/span>Puerto Montt <\/b>(Chile) \u2013 <\/span>R\u00edo Grande <\/b>(Argentina) on <\/span>August 16th<\/b>, <\/span>17th<\/b>, and <\/span>18th<\/b>, respectively. It flew for over <\/span>15 hours and traveled a distance of nearly 5,400 kilometers.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Trujillo \u2013 Antofagasta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nFrom<\/th>\nTo<\/th>\nFlight time<\/th>\nDistance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
August 11th<\/td>\nOshkosh<\/td>\nFort Lauderdale<\/td>\n6h 53m<\/td>\n2127 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 15th<\/td>\nFort Lauderdale<\/td>\nBalboa<\/td>\n5h 40m<\/td>\n1900 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 15th<\/td>\nBalboa<\/td>\nTrujillo<\/td>\n6h 9m<\/td>\n1880 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 16th<\/td>\nTrujillo<\/td>\nAntofagasta<\/td>\n5h 45m<\/td>\n1935 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 17th<\/td>\nAntofagasta<\/td>\nPuerto Montt<\/td>\n5h 4m<\/td>\n2011 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 18th<\/td>\nPuerto Montt<\/td>\nR\u00edo Grande<\/td>\n4h 5m<\/td>\n1428 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n33h 36m<\/td>\n11281 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Antofagasta \u2013 Puerto Montt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The aircraft landed at <\/span>Rio Grande Airport in Argentina<\/b> on <\/span>August 18th at 12:06 local time from Puerto Montt after a 4-hour flight,<\/b> the shortest trip of the long journey.<\/span> Oshkosh \u2013 Fort Lauderdale \u2013 Panama City \u2013 Trujillo \u2013 Antofagasta \u2013 Puerto Montt \u2013 R\u00edo Grande<\/b> was the delivery flight, <\/span>covering approximately 11,280 kilometers and being more than 33 hours of flight time.<\/b><\/p>\n

According to our database, the BT-67 reached a maximum altitude of <\/span>13,000 feet and a speed of approximately 250 knots<\/b>, <\/span>460 kilometers per hour. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Puerto Montt \u2013 R\u00edo Grande<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mirgor, the private owner who acquired this aircraft, announced that it will base the Basler BT-67 in the province of Tierra del Fuego, using <\/span>R\u00edo Grande <\/b>(RGA\/SAWE) and <\/span>Ushuaia <\/b>(USH\/SAWH) as its bases.<\/span> If operations to <\/span>Antarctica begin in December,<\/b> flights will depart from <\/span>Ushuaia<\/b>, <\/span>Argentina\u2019s southernmost airport<\/b>. The flights would be between <\/span>Ushuaia <\/b>and <\/span>Marambio Base<\/b> (QAB\/SAWB), the <\/span>Argentine base in Antarctica.<\/b><\/p>\n

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The entire flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In accordance with Basler BT-67 Conversions, several companies in the <\/span>United States and Canada operate Basler BT-67 aircraft<\/b>, as do<\/span> air forces from various countries<\/b> around the world. In addition,<\/span> Alfred Wegener Institute, Enterprise Aviation,<\/b> and <\/span>Polar Research Institute of China <\/b>conduct <\/span>flights from\/to Antarctica or the North Pole <\/b>with these aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airtec, Airborne Support, Bell Geospace, <\/b>and <\/span>Triangle Aviation<\/b> have <\/span>Basler BT-67s based in the United States<\/b>, headquartered in California (Maryland), Houston (Texas), Houma (Louisiana), and Smithfield (North Carolina), respectively. On the other hand, <\/span>Cargo North <\/b>and <\/span>Kenn Borek Air <\/b>operate <\/span>Basler BT-67s <\/b>in <\/span>Canada<\/b> and <\/span>Spectrum Air Surveys<\/b> in <\/span>South Africa<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Mauritanian Air Force, <\/b>the <\/span>Malian Air Force, <\/b>the <\/span>Colombian Air Force, <\/b>the <\/span>Colombian National Police, <\/b>the <\/span>El Salvador Air Force, <\/b>the <\/span>Guatemalan Air Force, <\/b>and the <\/span>Royal Thai Air Force <\/b>also operate <\/span>Basler BT-67s<\/b>, mainly for personnel and cargo flights.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Basler BT-67s are crucial aircraft for operations in Antarctica and the North Pole,<\/b> especially for <\/span>intra-continental logistics and transporting scientists and cargo between research stations and bases<\/b>. These <\/span>ski-equipped aircraft have the ability to take off and land in short distances and on remote runways<\/b>, which are mainly <\/span>ice.<\/b><\/p>\n

As we saw with the Basler BT-67 LV-VYL\u2019s delivery flight from Oshkosh to Rio Grande, although it did not utilize its full range, the <\/span>BT-67 can cover long distances and fly for a long period of time, exceeding 3,500 kilometers with a maximum fuel load and reaching more than eight hours in the air.<\/b> Such aircraft can carry up to <\/span>38 passengers or a maximum cargo load of four tons.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aircraft<\/th>\nAirline\/company<\/th>\nReg<\/th>\nAge<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Basler AC-47T<\/td>\nColombia – Air Force<\/td>\nFAC1654<\/td>\n80 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nALCI Aviation<\/td>\nC-GEAJ<\/td>\n82 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nAlfred Wegener Institute (AWI)<\/td>\nC-GAWI<\/td>\n82 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nBasler Airlines<\/td>\nN300BF<\/td>\n82 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nBell Geospace Aviation<\/td>\nC-FTGI<\/td>\n81 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nCargo North<\/td>\nC-FKGL<\/td>\n83 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nCGG Aviation<\/td>\nC-GGSU<\/td>\n81 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nChinese Artic and Antarctic Administration (CAA)<\/td>\nC-FGCX<\/td>\n81 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nColombia – Air Force<\/td>\nFAC1667<\/td>\n83 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nColombia – Police<\/td>\nPNC-0213<\/td>\n79 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nDesert Air Transport<\/td>\nN115U<\/td>\n81 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nEnterprise Aviation<\/td>\nC-GOOU<\/td>\n83 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nMirgor<\/td>\nLV-VYL<\/td>\n82 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nPrivate owner<\/td>\nN1350A<\/td>\n40 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nSpectrum Air Surveys<\/td>\nZS-ASN<\/td>\n80 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nThailand – Royal Thai Air Force<\/td>\nL2K-1\/41<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nThailand – Royal Thai Air Force<\/td>\nL2K-05\/42<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nThailand – Royal Thai Air Force<\/td>\nL2K-6\/42<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nThailand – Royal Thai Air Force<\/td>\nL2K-8\/47<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas DC-3<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air<\/td>\nC-FBKB<\/td>\n82 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air (CAA)<\/td>\nC-FGCX<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas DC-3<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air<\/td>\nC-FMKB<\/td>\n83 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basler BT-67<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air (AWI)<\/td>\nC-GAWI<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas DC-3<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air<\/td>\nC-GEAI<\/td>\n81 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas DC-3<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air<\/td>\nC-GHGF<\/td>\n82 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas DC-3<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air<\/td>\nC-GJKB<\/td>\n79 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas DC-3<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air<\/td>\nC-GKKB<\/td>\n81 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Douglas DC-3<\/td>\nKenn Borek Air<\/td>\nC-GVKB<\/td>\n83 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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For the Basler BT-67s, all aircraft were refurbished, as was the LV-VYL, but the table considers its year of manufacture.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cover photo: \u00a9 Lucas Gabardo Michalzechen \u2013 JetPhotos (Fort Lauderdale, United States)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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