| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-ABR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3-G202A |
| C/n (msn): | 2029 |
| Display Paint: | Australian National Airways - ANA |
| Aircraft Name: | Kanana |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MangaloreMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMNG IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Mangalore Air Show 1992 |
| Photo Date: | 19 April 1992 |
| Photo by: | David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner) |
| Photo ID: | 15830 |
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The third DC-3 to be imported into Australia. It was purchased by ANA and entered the Australian Register as VH-ABR in 1938. It was impressed by the RAAF as A30-3 during World War II. In 1957 following the merger with Ansett Airways, it flew with Ansett-ANA. -ABR passed to subsidiary Airlines of South Australia in 1961. ASA retired the veteran DC-3 in March 1971 but it flew on doing charter work for Ansett Airlines of Australia until 1975. VH-ABR was displayed at Melbourne-Tullamarine before being restored in 1988 for the Australian Bicentennial. In the wake of the bankruptcy of Ansett, it passed to the R.M. Ansett Historical Aircraft Society, This photo is copyright © David Tanner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 October 2017, and has since been viewed 402 times. |