Aircraft Photo of VH-UPQ | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | AirHistory.net #449468
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-UPQ
Fleet number:06
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):33300/16552
Location
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: 449468
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-76968 then to the RAAF as A65-105 in 1945. Registered as VH-UPQ in 1969 and used by a number of operators. To Dakota National Air in 1994. Withdrawn from use at Bankstown by 2003 and stored at the Australian Aviation Museum. Still there on the satellite image in 2022.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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