VH-INC. Douglas C-47A-1-DK. c/n 12045.


 

Construction completed at Long Beach, California - November 1943

Delivered to United States Army Air Force - November 9, 1943

Allocated the U. S. serial number 42-92264

Acquired by the Royal Australian Air Force under lend / lease agreement - January 30, 1944

Allocated to 3 A.D. as A65-28 with radio callsign 'VHCUA'

Allocated to No 35 Squadron - February 19, 1944

Allocated to No 33 Squadron and based at Lae, New Guinea - April 27, 1945

Used by the Allied Directorate of Air Transport for courier services

Transferred to Department of Aircraft Production, Parafield - January 25, 1946

Transferred to Commonwealth Disposal Commission for disposal - July 24, 1947

Sold to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd - August 11, 1947

Converted to Wright Cyclone engines - September 1947

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INC - September 24, 1947

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Damaged whilst landing at Rockhampton - April 13, 1948

Operated by Guinea Airways - 1948

Acquired by Ansett when Australian National Airways was purchased - 1957

Registered to Ansett-ANA - October 4, 1957

Registered to Airlines of N.S.W. - February 14, 1961

Utilised by Queensland Airlines on some of their services

Operated final Airlines of N.S.W. service - July 2, 1966

Officially withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Melbourne (Essendon) Airport - November 7, 1966

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 18, 1968

Sold to Simsmetal Ltd, for scrap - November 18, 1968

Scrapped at Melbourne (Essendon) Airport - November 4 - 6, 1969

 


 

 

VH-INC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, March 1966.

VH-INC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, March 1966.

 

VH-INC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1966.

VH-INC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1968.

VH-INC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the basic livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1969.