Aircraft Photo of VH-TMQ / A65-91 | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #160162
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-TMQ
Alternate Serial:A65-91
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):32884/16136
Display Paint:Australia - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Melbourne - EssendonMap
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YMEN   IATA: MEB   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:8 February 1988
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 160162
Photo Comment

Despite being registered VH-TMQ for several months before the photo, this C-47 was delivered to Essendon in its full RAAF markings. Stripped back to bare metal but then abandoned. Finally restored in the late 1990s and flown again in 2000. Now used for nostalgia flights.

This photo is copyright © Geoff Goodall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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