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C-47 SKYTRAIN/42-23424
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 42-23424
Serial #: 42-23424
Construction #: 9286
Civil Registration:
  VH-CTI
  VH-BAL
  VH-EAM
  VH-EWA
  VH-EWF
  VH-PWN
  ZK-AMS
  VH-CWS
Model(s):
  C-47A-20-DL Skytrain
  Dakota IV
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2019
History:
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 42-23424.
  • BOC: March 25, 1943
Transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force as A65-9.
  • Departed United States on April 23, 1943.
  • Accepted by 3 AD, April 30, 1943.
  • Assigned to 36 Sqn RAAF, Milne Bay, May 04, 1943.
  • Transferred to 34 Sqn RAAF, May 9, 1943.
    • Coded FD-D using radio call sign VH-CTI
  • Transferred to 7 AD RAAF, August 22, 1943.
  • Transferred to 34 Sqn RAAF, August 30, 1943.
  • Transferred to ANA Parafield, April 24, 1944.
  • Transferred to 34 Sqn RAAF, August 23, 1944.
  • Transferred to 34 Sqn RAAF for transporation of British Mission, August 27, 1944 to September 16, 1944.
  • Transferred to AD, May 08, 1946.
Qantas Empire Airways, Australia, December 10, 1946.
  • Registered as VH-BAL
  • Registration changed to VH-EAM, December 12, 1946.
East West Airlines, July 21, 1953.
  • Registered as VH-EWA.
Peel City, May 28, 1959.
  • Registered as VH-EWF.
  • Leased to Airlines of South Australia, June 02, 1965.
Pacific & Western Aviation Ltd, November 27, 1967.
  • Registered as VH-PWN.
  • Leased to Queensland & Pacific Airways 1971.
  • Leased to East West Airlines.
  • Leased to Bush pilots Airways.
  • Damaged by fire Cairns, November 1980.
Air Queensland, January 04, 1982.
DC-3 Queensland, April 07, 1988.
Desert Air Safaris/Dick Lang, June 10, 1991.
Pionair Adventures NZ, May 03, 1993.
Spirit of Queenstown, New Zealand, July 15, 1993.
  • Registered as ZK-AMS
  • Registered as VH-CWS, March 14, 2006.
Classic Wings Pty Ltd of Midland, WA, United States, March 14, 2006.
  • Withdrawn from use and stored Jandakot Airport
Broome Air Services, Bankstown, NSW Australia, June 24, 2010-2011.
  • Departed Bankstown on truck destined for South Korea, January 2016.
The Independence Hall of Korea at Cheonan, South Korea, 2016-2019.
Photo Source(s):
Ian McDonell

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