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Constructed as a C-47A-25-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. |
24 May 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-93536. |
4 June 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KG647.
At Montreal. |
From 3 April 1946 to 31 July 1946 |
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To British Overseas Aircraft Corporation with new c/r G-AIAZ. |
From 9 December 1946 to 25 May 1952 |
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To Sydney Morning Herald with new c/r VH-SMI.
Used for newspaper deliver runs. |
From 1 December 1954 to 8 December 1970 |
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To Bureau of Mineral Resources, Melbourne with new c/r VH-MIN. |
1 December 1954 |
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To Dakota Management Pty Limited, Gosford, NSW keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
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Withdrawn from use.
Stored at Canberra ACT. |
January 1964 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: c/n 13459. VH-MIN at Essendon in January 1964 flew mineral survey for the Bureau of Mineral Resources. This Governmentbody showed rare flair by registering its two DC-3s VH-BUR and VH-MIN and their Auster VH-RES. This DC-3 was orange,white and grey and usually had a magnetometer boom extending from under the tail. |
6 July 1972 |
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To Keith Singh, Tamworth keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
17 October 1972 |
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To Airfast Helicopter Utilities, Mascot, NSW keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
November 1972 |
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Photographer: Roger McDonald
Notes: Airfasts yellow and white VH-MIN at Sydney in September 1972 before being despatched to Indonesia. It returned to Australia to be sold to Connair at Alice Springs in July 1974 |
1 August 1974 |
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To Connair, Alice Springs keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
8 June 1980 |
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Photographer: Danny Tanner
Notes: At Melbourne Essendon, Australia |
18 June 1980 |
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To Northern Airlines, Alice Springs, NT keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
5 February 1981 |
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To Setair, Melbourne, Victoria keeping c/r VH-MIN.
Markings added: Karen |
4 September 1982 |
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Photographer: Danny Tanner
Notes: At Birdsville, Queensland |
4 September 1982 |
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Photographer: Danny Tanner
Notes: At Birdsville, Queensland |
11 August 1983 |
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To Rebel Air, Mascot, NSW keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
5 November 1991 |
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Photographer: Jon Wickenden
Notes: Douglas DC3 VH-MIN of Rebel Air, seen at Sydney - Bankstown on 5 November 1991 - Scanned from a print |
1994 |
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Photographer: Arthur Scarf
Notes: 1994 photo at Cairns |
1 May 1998 |
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To Dakota National Air, Bankstown, NSW (Became Discovery Air Tours) keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
1 May 1998 |
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To Dakota National Air (aust.) Pty. Limited, Gosford, NSW with new c/r VH-MIN. |
By 2004 |
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Stored, Australia Air Museum after Discovery Air Tours went into Liquidation. |
30 July 2005 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At Bankstown Museum, Sydney |
1 December 2005 |
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Assigned civil registration: VH-MIN (DC3C-S1C3G, 13459) |
8 June 2006 |
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To Dakota Management Pty Limited, Gosford, NSW keeping c/r VH-MIN. |
10 December 2009 |
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Based at Larras Lee Airstrip, Larras Lee, New South Wales.
 View the Location Dossier |
November 2015 |
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Photographer: Arthur Scarf
Notes: One of four C-47s stored at the remote Larras Lee airfield on this November 2015 visit |
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