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VH-ANZ. Douglas C-47A-30-DL. c/n 9559.
Construction completed at Long Beach, California - May 1943 Built as a Douglas C-47A-30-DL Delivered to U.S.A.A.F. as 42-23697 - May 19, 1943 Allocated to the 5th Air Force 57 TCS at Brisbane using radio callsign 'VH-CFF' Aircraft was named 'Miscellaneum' Chartered to Australian National Airways prior to its purchase from the U.S.A.A.F. Sold to A.N.A. - August 8, 1945 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANZ - December 17, 1945 Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd Aircraft was named 'Largana' (cat) Converted to Wright Cyclone R-1820 engines - 1946 Converted to seat 24 passengers with 8 windows per side - September 11, 1948 Registered to Ansett-ANA - October 4, 1957 Transferred to Airlines of South Australia - April 16, 1966 Withdrawn from use and ferried Adelaide-Melbourne - May 1968 Transferred to Airlines of N.S.W. - September 29, 1969 Withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - October 31, 1969 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - December 18, 1969 Sold to MacRobertson Miller Airline Services for use as a freighter - March 9, 1970 Withdrawn from M.M.A. service - December 29, 1970 Registered to Consolidated Aviation Holdings Pty Ltd - December 30, 1970 A.A.S. titling applied to aircraft at Perth - January 3, 1971 Ferried Perth-Adelaide-Melbourne - January 4, 1971 Sold to United Khmer Aviation (Khmer AKAS) Departed Melbourne on delivery flight - June 14, 1971 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 5, 1972 Exact fate of aircraft is uncertain as conflicting reports exist as to its post-Australian service |
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VH-ANZ. Ansett-ANA 'Skyliner' - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-448. J. Hopton Photograph) |
VH-ANZ. Ansett-ANA 'Skyliner' - in the full livery, location date unknown. (Image 0250-302. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-ANZ. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-906. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-ANZ. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-886. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-ANZ. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Swan Hill Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-450. J. Hopton Photograph) |
VH-ANZ. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, October 1969. (Image 0251-013. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-ANZ. M.M.A. - in the Ansett 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, December 1970. (Image 0251-261. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
VH-ANZ. M.M.A. - in the Ansett 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, December 1970. (Image 0250-891. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-ANZ. M.M.A. - in the Ansett 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-432. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-ANZ. A.A.S. - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1971. (Image 0250-908. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-ANZ. A.A.S. - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1971. (Image 0251-009. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-ANZ. A.A.S. - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, June 1971. (Image 0250-907. G. Bennett Photograph) |