VH-ASD Douglas DC-3

VH-ASD. Douglas C-47A-25-DK. c/n 13506.

Was also registered as: 42-93579; VH-CAN; ZK-AMY.

Construction of this aircraft was completed at the Douglas Oklahoma City plant - 1944

It was built as a Douglas C-47A-25-DK

It was allocated the United States serial number '42-93579'

It was assigned to the Pacific theatre of operations during the war

Itt was struck-off charge at Manila, Philippines

Sold to the Commonwealth of Australia

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ASD - March 26, 1947

Registered to Department of Civil Aviation, Melbourne

It was reregistered as VH-CAN - August 09, 1950

Registered to Department of Transport, Air Transport Group, Melbourne - June 07, 1974

The aircraft was operated and serviced for D.C.A. by Trans-Australia Airlines until September 30, 1977

Withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Melbourne (Essendon) - October 1977

Sold and registered to Paradak Pty Ltd - October 27, 1978

The aircraft was named 'Canobus'

Sold and registered to G W A Gold Wings Australia Pty Ltd - October 27, 1982

Sold and registered to Palm Investments Pty Ltd, South Melbourne - February 29, 1984

Leased to Gold Wings as the registered operator

Sold and registered to Air North Pty Ltd - May 21, 1984

The aircraft was utilised for tourist flights throughout the Northern Territory with seating for 25 passengers

Sold and registered to Top Flight Australia, Sydney - February 15, 1989

Departed Darwin on the ferry flight to Sydney (Bankstown) - February 16, 1989

Ownership transferred to Winrye Aviation, Sydney - March 28, 1990

Sold and registered to Illereserve Pty Ltd t/a Splitters Creek Airlines - March 16, 1992

Sold to Vincent Aviation, New Zealand

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 23, 1994

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-AMY - August 23, 1994

Registered to GYM Properties, Nelson - October 14, 1998

Operated by Pionair on tourist flights

The aircraft was stored at Palmerston North Airport when not used

Registered to Pionair Adventures Limited, Christchurch - June 27, 2001

The aircraft was named 'Lady Jane'

Ferried Christchurch - Tongatapu, Tonga - June 24, 2004

It was operated by Pionair as Peau Vava'u / Air Waves at Vava'u, Tonga

Returned to Pionair at Christchurch - October 02, 2005

Registered to Southern DC3 Limited, Christchurch - February 23, 2007

The aircraft was donated to the Ashburton Aviation Museum, Ashburton - June 2008

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 16, 2015

The aircraft is on display at the Ashburton Aviation Museum

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, February 02, 1966.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0250-916.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 22, 1969.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-209.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-620.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 19, 1972.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-210.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 10, 1974.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-481.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 10, 1974.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-482.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 10, 1974.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-483.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the final livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0251-095.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the basic livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0251-211.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the basic livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 10, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-212.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the basic livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 10, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0250-523.)

VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the basic livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 10, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-213.)

VH-CAN. Paradak - 'Canobus' in the basic 'DCA' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1978.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-646.)

VH-CAN. Paradak - in the stadard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 15, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-214.)

VH-CAN. Paradak - in the stadard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 15, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0250-043.)

VH-CAN. Paradak - in the stadard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 17, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-215.)

VH-CAN. Paradak - in the stadard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 17, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-216.)

VH-CAN. Paradak - in the stadard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-042.)

VH-CAN. Air North - in the stadard livery at Perth Airport, April 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-218.)

VH-CAN. Air North - in the stadard livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, July 02, 1987.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0251-217.)

VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the stadard livery at an unknown airport, May 1989.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-045.)

VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the stadard livery at an unknown airport, May 1989.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-044.)

VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the stadard livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, May 06, 1989.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-214.)

VH-CAN. DC-3 Australia - 'Madeleine' in the 'Flight Australia' livery with additional '2KY' titles at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-040.)

VH-CAN. DC-3 Australia - 'Madeleine' in the 'Flight Australia' livery with additional '2KY' titles at an unknown airport, December 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-718.)

VH-CAN. Dakota Downunder - 'Madeleine' in the 'Flight Australia' livery with additional '2KY' titles at an unknown airport, November 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-580.)

ZK-AMY. Vincent Aviation - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, October 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0251-255.)

ZK-AMY. Vincent Aviation - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, October 22, 1994.

(M. Richardson Copyright Image 0251-824.)

ZK-AMY. Vincent Aviation - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, September 10, 1995.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0251-823.)

ZK-AMY. Pionair - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-420.)

ZK-AMY. Pionair - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-421.)

ZK-AMY. Southern DC-3 - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, date unknown.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0251-825.)

ZK-AMY. Southern DC-3 - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, September 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0251-827.)

ZK-AMY. Southern DC-3 - in the standard livery at Ashburton Aviation Museum, May 2015.