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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-30-DK
    Last Military Serial:X-19 NEIAF
    Construction Number:13922
    Last Civil Registration:VH-EDD
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-47A-30-DK sn X-19 NEIAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Forrestair

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 25367, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-48106.

    9 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A65-57.
    Used callsign VHC-UR.

    Civil registration VH-BAM {2} reserved but not taken up.

    6 December 1946

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

    August 1957

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

    September 1960

    To TAA-Trans Australia Airlines with new c/r VH-SBH.

    August 1962

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Netherlands East Indies Air Fo with s/n X-19.

    January 1964

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

    September 1968


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: c/n 25367. Qantas operated many DC-3s over the years, mostly on their New Guinea Internal services, which were taken over by TAA in 1960. From then on, Qantas had just two DC-3s VH-EDC and VH-EDD. used mostly for pilot training and occasional engine transport. Heres VH-EDD at Dubbo NSW in September 1968 during a crew training sortie.

    December 1971

    To Queensland Pacific Airways keeping c/r VH-EDD.

    June 1972

    To BPA-Bush Pilots Airways keeping c/r VH-EDD.

    9 September 1974


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Melbourne Essendon

    10 November 1974

    Leased to Forrestair.

    February 1977

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    At Cairns, Queensland.

    8 August 1978

    Scrapped.
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