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VH-AER. Douglas C-47-DL. c/n 6007.
was also registered as: VH-EWF & VH-EWE.
Construction completed at Long Beach, California - October 31, 1942 Built as a Douglas C-47-DL Allocated U.S. serial number 41-18646 Arrived in Brisbane for use with 6 Troop Carrier Squadron, 5th Air Force - January 12, 1943 Aircraft was named 'Irene' During the war it used the radio callsign 'VHCFB' Transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force - July 11, 1944 Sold to the Department of Civil Aviation - July 12, 1944 Converted to civilian standards by Australian National Airways at Essendon Airport Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AER - January 30, 1945 Leased to Guinea Airways Ltd - January 29, 1945 to October 14, 1946 Transferred to Trans Australia Airlines - October 14, 1946 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Aircraft was named 'Batman' and later 'Dampier' Entered service with Trans Australia Airlines - October 14, 1946 Leased to East West Airlines - May 11, 1955 Reregistered as VH-EWF - June 14, 1955 Aircraft was named 'Oxley City' Crash landed into freshwater lake on the East Lakes Golf Course after engine failure - November 4, 1957 Aircraft had departed Sydney with 24 passengers on flight to Tamworth - nil injuries Recovered from the lake suffering minimal damage, was repaired and re-entered service Sold to East West Airlines - October 5, 1958 Reregistered as VH-EWE - August 28, 1958 Operated by East West for the N.S.W. Department of Lands for aerial photography - November 3, 1965 to 1972 Aircraft was named 'Phillip F. Adams' Sold to Connair Pty Ltd - August 9, 1973 Delivered to Connair at Alice Springs - August 17, 1973 Sold to Fleetair Services, Tasmania and based at Essendon - October 14, 1976 Sold to Masling Commuter Services Pty Ltd for onsale to IPEC - March 11, 1977 Sold to Panair - December 1979 Carried the name 'Banana Airlines' but retained basic IPEC colors for film Sold to J.P. Racovolis and leased to Setair in their full color scheme - February 12, 1980 Sold to Cranways Pty Ltd - August 5, 1980 Transferred to General Cargo Australia - February 1981 Sold to Setair - October 18, 1982 Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - February 1983 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 11, 1983 Sold to McDonalds Family Restaurants - March 1983 Restored & refurbished by North-West Airlines into old T.A.A. colors Transported to Adelaide and used as dining room at the McDonalds West Lakes complex Sold to Jeff Morgan of Karoona, South Australia - 2000 |
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VH-AER. Trans Australia Airlines - in its original livery date and location unknown (Image 0250-600. P. J. Gates Collection via T.A.A.) |
VH-EWF. East West Airlines - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown (Image 0250-619. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-EWE. EWA - in its modified livery at Canberra Airport, March 1963. (Image 0250-538. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-EWE. East West Airlines - in the new livery at Sydney Airport, March 1965. (Image 0250-492. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. East West Airlines - with 'Aerial Survey Unit' titles at Sydney Airport, December 1966. (Image 0250-500. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. East West - final livery with 'Aerial Survey Unit' titles at Sydney Airport, June 1969. (Image 0250-920. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-EWE. East West - final livery with 'Aerial Survey Unit' titles at Sydney Airport, September 1970. (Image 0250-770. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. East West - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1972. (Image 0250-769. R. N. Smith Collection) |
VH-EWE. East West - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-149. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-EWE. Connair Australia's Airline Outback - in the full livery at Alice Springs Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-583. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-EWE. Connair - with revised titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, October 1976. (Image 0250-478. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. Connair - with revised titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-132. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-055. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1976. (Image 0250-479. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in a modified livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, August 1977. (Image 0251-121. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in a modified livery at Corowa Airport, September 1977. (Image 0251-282. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1978. (Image 0250-295. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-EWE. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1979. (Image 0251-281. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
VH-EWE. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1979. (Image 0250-762. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1979. (Image 0250-056. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWE. Ipec - in the basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-053. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0250-563. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0250-052. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0250-765. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0250-764. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-EWE. Setair - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1980. (Image 0250-057. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-EWE. Setair - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1980. (Image 0250-487. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-EWE. Setair - in the basic livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1983. (Image 0250-054. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-AER. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the full livery at West Lakes, Adelaide, February 1988. (Image 0250-267. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-AER. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the full livery at West Lakes, Adelaide, October 1988. (Image 0250-007. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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