| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-BPL |
| 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): | 12873 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Queensland |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cairns - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBCS IATA: CNS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 31 March 1984 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 5937 |
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VH-BPL had a long history in Australia, starting with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It went to Qantas after the war and used on services in Papua New Guinea, then an Australian territory. It passed to Trans- Australia Airlines when it replaced Qantas in the territory and then to Air Niugini on independence. It entered the Australian register again in 1982, as VH-BPL. It is now with the Qantas Founders Museum, at Longreach, Queensland, restored as a static exhibit in its original Qantas markings (VH-EAP). This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 August 2017, and has since been viewed 517 times. |