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VH-AOI. Douglas C-47A-80-DL. c/n 19694. Was also registered as: 43-15228; PK-NDH. |
Construction was completed at the Douglas Long Beach plant - February 1944 It was built as a Douglas C-47A-80-DL It was allocated United States serial number '43-15228' Delivered to the U.S.A.A.F. - February 23, 1944 Delivered to 13th Air Force, Noumea - April 05, 1944 Transferred to Tacloban, Philippines and excluded from the USAAF inventory - May 1946 Withdrawn from use and struck-off charge - May 1946 Sold to Butler Air Transport by the United States Foreign Disposals Commission, Manila - 1946 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AOI (CofR 1135) - November 29, 1946 Registered to Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd, Sydney The aircraft was named 'RMA Warrina' It was configured to seat 24 passengers with a 'built-in' airstair Transferred to Queensland Airlines in the Butler livery - 1948 - 1949 Registered to Airlines of N.S.W. Pty Ltd - February 14, 1961 Repainted into the Ansett-ANA 'Skyliner' livery - ? Registered to Ansett-M.A.L. - April 13, 1961 The aircraft was configured to seat 28 passengers Commenced Ansett-M.A.L. 'Golden Orchid' services within Papua New Guinea - April 19, 1961 Withdrawn from service at Lae - January 1969 Ferried Lae - Sydney (Bankstown) - March 1969 Sold to PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines via Australian Aircraft Sales - June 1969 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 01, 1969 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-NDH - July 1969 Delivered to Merpati Nusantara Airlines at Jakarta - July 13, 1969 Withdrawn from service by Merpati - 1972 Leased to PT Dirgantara Air Services - 1972 Written off at Santan, Kalimantan, Indonesia - February 7, 1977 |
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VH-AOI. Butler Air Transport - 'RMA Warrina' in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 1959. (J. Hopton Copyright Image 0251-276.) |
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VH-AOI. Ansett-ANA - in the standard 'Skyliner' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0251-552.) |
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VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the 'Golden Orchid' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, May 1963. (J. Hopton Copyright Image 0251-275.) |
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VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the final livery at Lae Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-667.) |
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VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the final livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, March 1969. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0250-909.) |
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VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the final livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, June 03, 1969. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0250-999.) |
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PK-NDH. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 06, 1969. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0250-997.) |