| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 9J-PAA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair |
| Manufacturers: | Douglas / Aviation Traders |
| C/n (msn): | 27314 (21) |
| Operator Titles: | Phoebus Apollo Aviation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - RandMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAGM IATA: QRA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 5 October 2002 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 441914 |
| Photo Comment |
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The final Carvair conversion (#21) for Ansett Airlines as VH-INM, delivered in 1968. later flew with Nationwide Air in New Zealand as ZK-NWB and Hawaii Pacific Air as N5459M. Flown to South Africa in 1996 and eventually bought by Phoebus Apollo in March 2002. Registered as 9J-PAA and used principally to fly cigarettes and general cargo between Johannesburg and Lusaka, the aircraft was withdrawn from use by 2005 and stored at Rand. Still present in 2021. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 February 2022, and has since been viewed 484 times. |