| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | ZK-BYE |
| 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): | 13529 |
| Aircraft Name: | Jean Batten |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Auckland - InternationalMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZAA IATA: AKL Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 December 1967 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 649655 |
| Photo Comment |
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Build as a C-47A. Sold to ANA in Australia VH-IND. Double cargo doors replaced by a single passenger door and P&W R-1830 engines replaced by Wright R-1820s in line with rest of the fleet. ANA taken over by Ansett. VH-IND transferred to subsidiary South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand (SPANZ) as ZK-BYE. Given Viewmaster windows and P&W R-1830 refitted. WFU when SPANZ closed. Sold to Air America in Laos as XW-PFX in February 1968. This photo is copyright © Geoff Goodall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 February 2024, and has since been viewed 170 times. |