
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VH-BPN |
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): | 32945/16197 |
Operator Titles: | Air Queensland |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Cairns - InternationalMap |
Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBCS IATA: CNS Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 22 June 1986 |
Photo by: | David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner) |
Photo ID: | 23927 |
Photo Comment |
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Allocated U.S. serial number 44-76613 March 26, 1945 Transferred to the R.A.F. under lend / lease agreement at Montreal as KN470 - March 28, 1945 Returned to U.S.A.A.F. 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 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MML - April 20, 1954. It was sold to Air Niugini in January 1974 and registered P2-MML. it was also operated by Bush Pilots. Dick Lang Safaris, Dakota National Air. This photo is copyright © David Tanner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 December 2017, and has since been viewed 169 times. |