Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in white panama hat and white shirt boards VH-EAO after his visit to Lae. Photo from: National Library of Australia

Reregistered VH-EBX in August 1957. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Used for crew training and transporting company cargo such as engines.

BPA's VH-EDD on the tarmac at Essendon during its lease to Forrestair.

Shot in front of the TAA terminal.

A bit of hisory regarding Bush Pilots Airways Douglas C-47A-30-DK. It first came into service with the USAF 43-48106 in July 1944 it served with Qantas under two different registration in December 1946 VH-EAO and in April 1957 as VH-EBX. In December 1960 it served with TAA carrying the registration VH-SBH it then went back to Qantas as VH-EDO in 1964 in december 1971 it served with Queensland Pacific Airlines, finally ending up with Bush Pilots Airways in June 1972 it has now been scrapped.

DC-3s and boomerangs - VH-EDD was registered to Qantas in 1946 as VH-EAO (later VH-EBX) before being sold to TAA as VH-SBH in 1960. TAA sold it two years later to the Netherlands Air Force for use in Dutch Western New Guinea. It returned to Australia and Qantas in 1964 as VH-EDD for crew training and hauling freight. It was sold to Bush Pilots Airways in 1971 and ended up on the Cairns airport fire dump.