VH-AIC. Douglas C-47A-1-DK. c/n 12076. Was also registered as: 42-92292; A65-30; 71-292. |
Construction was completed at the Douglas Oaklohoma City plant - November 1943 It was built as a Douglas C-47A-1-DK It was allocated the U. S. serial number '42-92292' Delivered to the United States Army Air Force - December 22, 1943 This aircraft was intended for the Royal Air Force as 'FL648' but it was not taken up It was allocated to the Royal Australian Air Force - January 1944 Departed Fairfield on the ferry flight to Australia - January 18, 1944 It arrived at No. 3 Aircraft depot, RAAF Amberley, Queensland - January 30, 1944 Entered onto the Australian Military Aircraft Register as 'A65-30' It was operated using the radio call-sign 'VHCUB' Received at the No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit - February 10, 1944 Issued to No. 35 Squadron - February 20, 1944 Received by A.N.A. at Archerfield for autopilot and hydraulic repairs - February 26, 1944 Returned to No. 35 Squadron - March 04, 1944 The aircraft was allocated the squadron code 'FD-U' and the letters were applied to the rear fuselage Received at No. 4 Aircraft Depot, Kalgoorlie - July 22, 1944 Returned to No. 35 Squadron - August 13, 1944 Transferred to No. 34 Squadron - April 17, 1945 Issued to the Department of Aircraft Production - March 05, 1946 Received at No. 1 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Laverton, Victoria - April 12, 1946 Returned to the Department of Aircraft Production - May 30, 1946 Issued to No. 1 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Laverton, Victoria - October 31, 1946 Issued to No. 36 Squadron, 86 Wing - November 08, 1946 Received at No. 2 Communications Unit - November 24, 1946 Inspected by Qantas Empire Airways engineers - December 23, 1948 Received at the Department of Aircraft Production - October 06, 1950 Issued to the Aircraft Research Development Unit (ARDU) - August 02, 1951 Converted to a navigational training aircraft - November 24, 1951 Returned to the Department of Aircraft Production - March 07, 1952 Issued to the School of Air Navigation, East Sale, Victoria - September 25, 1952 It was operated under the new radio call-sign 'VMJRC' Received by the Department of Aircraft Production - September 14, 1955 The navigational training equipment was removed Issued to No. 1 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Laverton, Victoria - March 08, 1956 Issued to the School of Navigation, East Sale as a the unit's reserve aircraft - April 04, 1956 Received at No. 1 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Laverton, Victoria for disposal - June 17, 1964 It was stored at RAAF Laverton awaiting sale The aircraft was placed on the 'disposal list' - August 22, 1969 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AIC - November 11, 1971 Registered to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Australian Government, Canberra It was prepared for disposal via the Australian Aid program to the Cambodian Air Force Allocated the Cambodian Air Force Serial Number '71-292' - November 16, 1971 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 22, 1971 Formal acceptance by the Cambodian Air Force as '71-292' - March 28, 1972 Withdrawn from service and used as a source of spare parts - June 1974 Broken up at Phnom Penh - circa 1970s |
VH-AIC. Australian Aid - in the all-metal livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1971. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0250-642.) |
VH-AIC. Australian Aid - in the all-metal livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1971. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 0251-106.) |