Aircraft Photo of A30-12 | Douglas DC-2-112 | Australia - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	A30-12
Aircraft Original Type:	Douglas DC-2
Aircraft Generic Type:	Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D)
Aircraft Version:	Douglas DC-2-112
C/n (msn):	1257
Operator Titles:	Australia - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Townsville - InternationalMap
Region / Country:	Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YBTL IATA: TSV Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	April 1941 to March 1942
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	719021

Photo Comment
One of the 10 former Eastern Air Lines DC-2s bought by the Australian government at the start of World War II to bolster the RAAF's transport capability. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, A30-12 was camouflaged and the red centre of the roundel was painted out to avoid confusion with the Japanese roundel. Postwar A30-12 was sold to Marshall Airways and is believed to have been stripped of useful parts at Essendon airport. The rest was scrapped. Photo from: Townsville City Library This photo was added on 22 August 2024, and has since been viewed 348 times.

Photo Comment

One of the 10 former Eastern Air Lines DC-2s bought by the Australian government at the start of World War II to bolster the RAAF's transport capability. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, A30-12 was camouflaged and the red centre of the roundel was painted out to avoid confusion with the Japanese roundel. Postwar A30-12 was sold to Marshall Airways and is believed to have been stripped of useful parts at Essendon airport. The rest was scrapped. Photo from: Townsville City Library

This photo was added on 22 August 2024, and has since been viewed 348 times.

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