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by Queensland Airlines on some of their services Operated final Airlines of N.S.W. service - July 2, 1966 Officially withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Melbourne (Essendon) Airport - November 7, 1966 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 18, 1968 Sold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. |
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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. |