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Constructed as a C-47A-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. |
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New construction number, 25495, assigned to the airframe. |
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Circa 1943 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-48234. |
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March 1947 |
To Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) with new c/r VH-DMV. |
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February 1951 |
To Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) by Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) with new c/r VH-CAO. |
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March 1962 |
To Brain and Brown Air Freighters Pty Ltd with new c/r VH-BAB. |
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To Air Express Holdings Pty keeping c/r VH-BAB. |
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11 March 1976 |
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By 1985 |
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To Northern Queensland Warbirds, Australia. |
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Markings Applied: X16A, JUNGLE SKIPPERS, 348234 |
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6 August 2005 |
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21 August 2005 |
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15 December 2014 |
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Transferred to a museum. |
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17 December 2014 |
Based at Caboolture Warplane and Flight Heritage Museum, Caboolture, Queensland. |
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29 January 2017 |
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To Caboolture Warplane Museum, Caboolture, Queensland. |
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To Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (H. A. R. S.), Wollongong Airport, Wollongong, New South Wales. |
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