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Squadron, 90 Transport Wing Issued to No 2 Squadron Issued to ATU Woomera Transferred to RAAF Butterworth - 1964 - 1966 Withdrawn from use - ?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. |
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