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Withdrawn from use and struck-off charge - May 1946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Withdrawn from service at Lae - January 1969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Withdrawn from service by Merpati - 1972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

 

 

VH-AOI. Butler Air Transport - 'RMA Warrina' in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 1959.

(J. Hopton Copyright Image 0251-276.)

VH-AOI. Ansett-ANA - in the standard 'Skyliner' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0251-552.)

VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the 'Golden Orchid' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, May 1963.

(J. Hopton Copyright Image 0251-275.)

VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the final livery at Lae Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-667.)

VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the final livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, March 1969.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0250-909.)

VH-AOI. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the final livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, June 03, 1969.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0250-999.)

PK-NDH. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 06, 1969.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0250-997.)