BP tv commercial DC-3's

[LearLove]

In the "we're cleaning up" commercial there is a quick clip of 2 DC3's flying in formation said to be looking for oil. Is there an operator down there using the 3 to spot or is this just file footage? I thought all the workhorse DC3's were gone from the continental US after the one in Miami OH shut down.

 

[kf4amu]

This plane is flying out of Houma right now, doing dispersant ops. I've seen it on the news and in that history/discovery/something channel show about the spill. It's a turbine conversion.

I haven't seen another one though.

 

[Lynxman]

Apparantly the company outta my field is down there with their DC3. Forgot the name of it, but they work around the SW FL area.

 

[DC3Flyer]

93

I flew that particular airplane before Basler put those fancy turbines on it.....