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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:C-47A-1-DK
    Last Military Serial:FZ631 RAF
    Construction Number:12187
    Last Civil Registration:N5590C
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47A-1-DK sn FZ631 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Caboolture Warplane Museum, Caboolture, Queensland

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-1-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-92392.

    January 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FZ631.

    11 July 1949

    To Qantas Empire Airways with new c/r VH-EAN.

    10 May 1956

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-EBF {1}.

    20 January 1958

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-EBU.

    1 September 1960

    To Trans Australian Airlines keeping c/r VH-EBU.

    8 December 1960

    To T. A. A. Sunbird Services with new c/r VH-SBD.

    1 November 1973

    To Air Niugini keeping c/r VH-SBD.

    1 June 1974

    To Air Niugini with new c/r P2-SBD.

    11 December 1975

    To Air Niugini with new c/r P2-ANO.

    5 August 1981

    To Ford J John III, San Francisco, CA with new c/r N5590C.

    5 November 1981

    Civil registration, N5590C, cancelled.

    November 1981

    To Bush Pilot Airways.
    As a source of spares.

    1 January 1984

    Mounted on a pole at Cairns Airport in Air Queensland colours / markings - marked VH-BPA.

    26 June 1986


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Cairns International

    By 6 August 2005

    Markings Applied: B

    6 August 2005


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photo in 2005 mounted on a pole at Cairns International Airport, Queensland - Dismantled in 2008 and airframe cut in 2009

    5 September 2008

    Removed from display on the pole.

    2009

    The nose section was noted at Mareeba. The remaining fuselage MAYBE that shown in the Cairns location dossier.

    Based at Caboolture Warplane and Flight Heritage Museum, Caboolture, Queensland.
    Nose Section only.
    View the Location Dossier

    29 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Caboolture, Australia

    To Caboolture Warplane Museum, Caboolture, Queensland.
    View the Location Dossier
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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