Aircraft Photo of VH-EAK | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA | AirHistory.net #288829
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-EAK
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
C/n (msn):12872
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Location
Location:Not known
Country:Papua New Guinea
 
Photo Date:12 December 1946 to 23 October 1953
Photo from:Civil Aviation Historical Society Collection (via Phil Vabre)
Photo ID: 288829
Photo Comment

Originally built as a C-47A-20-DK, serial 42-93008. Served with the RAAF as A65-45, callsign 'VHCIB'. Acquired by Qantas in December 1946, registered VH-EAK(1). Seen here at an unknown location in New Guinea probably late 1940s. Sold to the Royal Thai Air Force in October 1953, becoming L2-13/96. Crashed in January 1980.

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