| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-CDZ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115G |
| C/n (msn): | 1376 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1981 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 6351 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-CDZ was an KNILM aircraft that came to Australia in World War II and impressed by the USAAF. After the war it was sold to Australian National Airways as VH-ADZ. By 1948 it was owned by Marshall Airways registered as VH-CDZ and used for joy flights from Bankstown airport. VH-CDZ was grounded after a minor accident in 1957. For several years it was stored at Bankstown . In 1965 it towed to Camden airport and later to an off-airport site. Sold in 1972, it returned to Bankstown for intended export to the US but this was blocked. A subsequent attempt in 1983 to restore CDZ to airworthy in Australia was abandoned after it suffered structural damage. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 August 2017, and has since been viewed 463 times. |