| 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: | Dick Lang's Desert-Air Safaris |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Adelaide - ParafieldMap |
| Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPPF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1993 to 1996 |
| Photo by: | David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner) |
| Photo ID: | 27617 |
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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. This photo is copyright © David Tanner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 December 2017, and has since been viewed 332 times. |