A65-70. Douglas C-47B-20-DK. c/n 15684-27129.


Construction completed at the Douglas Oklahoma City plant - January 1945

Built as a Douglas C-47B-20-DK

Allocated U.S. serial number 43-49868

Delivered to the U.S.A.A.F. - January 12, 1945

Transferred to Royal Australian Air Force under the lend / lease agreement

Delivered to R.A.A.F. at Brisbane - February 19, 1945

Allocated the R.A.A.F. serial number A65-70 with radio call-sign 'VHCIM'

Issued to No 37 Squadron, 86 Transport Wing

Issued to No 38 Squadron, 90 Transport Wing

Issued to No 2 Squadron

Issued to ATU Woomera

Transferred to RAAF Butterworth - 1964 - 1966

Withdrawn from use - ?

Sold to Calg Air Sales, Calgary - 1968

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N16892

Registered to Stanair Corporation - August 6, 1968

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-JDE - August 1, 1969

Registered to Safari Air - September 5, 1969

Reregistered as PK-EHC - July 6, 1970

Registered to Trans Nusantara Airways

Destroyed on landing at Pontianak Airport, Kalimantan, Borneo - January 22, 1972

The left wing struck the runway as aircraft landed on Runway 15

Bounced twice and crashed in flames next to the runway

The four occupants escaped with unknown injuries

Damaged beyond repair and was scrapped


PK-EHC. Trans Nusantara Airways - in the full livery at Jakarta Airport, May 1972.