| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-MIN |
| 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): | 13459 |
| Operator Titles: | Discovery Air Tours |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 September 2004 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 366682 |
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Delivered to the USAAF as 42-93536 then transferred to the RAF as KG647 in 1944. Leased to BOAC as G-AIAZ and returned to the RAF as KG647 then sold as VH-SMI in 1946. Reregistered as VH-MIN in 1954. To Dakota National Air in 1998, company renamed Discovery Air Tours in 2003 and aircraft seen here advertising their website. Stored at Bankstown by 2004. Moved to a private airstrip near Larras Lee, about 10kms west of Molong NSW in 2009. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 June 2021, and has since been viewed 551 times. |