Had just been painted with Dick Lang's titles (ex DC-3 Queensland). First of two DC-3s owned by him to carry this registration. He sold it to New Zealand 6 months later, as ZK-AMS. In 2006 it returned to Australia and became VH-CWS.

Seen here with the Papua New Guinean flag still on the rudder and "05" on the nose (ex PNG Air Force P2-005). Second use of this registration on a DC-3, registered in Sep 1993. The first VH-PWN was cn 9286, registered in 1967. A 35mm Slide scanned with a Epson Perfection V700 Flatbed scanner.

This DC-3 also served with East West Airlines as VH-EWA and VH-EWE. It was registered VH-PWN in Nov 1967. it also served with Bush Pilots and saw time in Papua &New Guinea. it later served with Air Queensland and Dick Langs Desert Air Safaris. it Entered the New Zealand Register as ZK-AMS and later returned to Australia as VH-CWS This photograph was taken by David Tanner.

Allocated U.S. serial number 44-76613 March 26, 1945 Transferred to the RAF under lend lease agreement at Montreal as KN470 - March 28, 1945. Returned to USAAF as 44-76613 - May 13, 1947 it became H-717 with the Pakistan Air Force on the 25th of November in 1947.Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-ANMA - January 11, 1954. Sold to MacRobertson Miller Aviation VH-MML - April 20, 1954. It was sold to Air Niugini in January 1974 and registered P2-MML, later P2-ANV. Returned to Australia as VH-BPN in 1977.

Manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Corporation at Oklahoma City in Oklahoma and rolled off the production line on 28/3/1944. Aircraft was designated as a C-47B-20-DK