Aircraft Photo of VH-MMD | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | AirHistory.net #449475
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-MMD
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):33301/16553
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: 449475
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-76969 then to the RAAF as A65-109 in 1945. To MacRobertson Miller Airlines as VH-MMD in 1958 then to Ansett PNG in 1969, Air Niugini as P2-MMD in 1974 and reregistered as P2-ANU in 1975. To Travmar as VH-MMD in 1977. Withdrawn from use at Bankstown in 1980 and stored at the Australian Aviation Museum. Still there in 2013. No longer 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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