| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 5W-FAA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 32895/16147 |
| Operator Titles: | Polynesian Airlines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Tahiti / FaaaMap |
| Country: | French Polynesia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NTAA IATA: PPT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1965 to 1968 |
| Photo from: | David Caughey Collection |
| Photo ID: | 518500 |
| Photo Comment |
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Faaa (Papeete) was not part of Polynesian's regular DC-3 network and its reason for being there is not known. 5W-FAA was sold in Indonesia as PK-RDB. It never arrived after being impounded at Darwin (Australia). It sat at Darwin for six years until it was wrecked in Cyclone Tracy in December 1974. This photo was added on 14 November 2022, and has since been viewed 216 times. |