Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:C-49H
    Last Military Serial:44-83229 USAAF
    Construction Number:01944
    Last Civil Registration:VH-ANR
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-49H sn 44-83229 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    1937

    Constructed as a DC-3-194B.

    12 April 1937

    To KLM with new c/r PH-ALW.

    1 June 1940

    To KNILM with new c/r PK-ALW.

    19 March 1942

    To Australian Government with new c/r VH-ALW.

    Operated by United States Air Force.
    Using callsign VH-CXE.

    May 1943

    Radio callsign changed to VH-CXL. whilst undergoing modifications.

    From 15 August 1943 to 23 April 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n VH-CXL.

    Converted to a C-49H.

    From 14 June 1944 to 14 November 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-83229.

    From 1 December 1944 to 6 April 1946

    To Australian National Airways with new c/r VH-CXL.

    22 May 1946

    To Australian National Airways with new c/r VH-ANR.
    Operated with markings: Oana

    April 1968


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: DC-3 VH-ANR was based at Sydney for most of the 1960s by Ansett subsidiary Airlines of NSW. It was visiting Perth inApril 1968 on an around-Australia tourist flight. Note the Viewmaster lengthened windows.

    From 18 December 1969 to 14 August 1972

    To Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty. Ltd keeping c/r VH-ANR.

    1974

    Ferry flight.
    Ferried to Camden, NSW and stored.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1975 photo at Camden, NSW

    29 June 1988


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Camden, New South Wales

    18 February 1994

    To Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: AIRLINES OF N.S.W, VH-ANR, NSW

    31 January 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum

    31 January 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum

    31 January 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=67795][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-49H, s/n 44-83229 USAAF, c/n 01944, c/r VH-ANR[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=67795
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.