VH-AOH. Douglas C-47A-20-DK. c/n 12790.
Construction completed at the Douglas Oklahoma City plant - March 1944 Built as a Douglas C-47A-20-DK Allocated U.S. serial number 42-92934 Delivered to the U.S.A.A.F. - April 2, 1944 Delivered to Pacific Air Transport Command, Oahu - April 20, 1944 Withdrawn from use and struck-off charge - April 15, 1946 Sold to Butler Air Transport by U.S. Foreign Disposals Commission - April 1947 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AOH - July 4, 1947 Registered to Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd Aircraft named 'RMA Warrumbungle' Aircraft was configured to seat 24 passengers with a built-in airstair Transferred to Queensland Airlines in Butler livery - February 8, 1961 Renamed 'Darling Downs' Registered to Airlines of N.S.W. - February 14, 1961 The built-in airstair was removed by Queensland Airlines Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd - December 14, 1964 Operated the final Queensland Airlines DC-3 service Gladstone-Brisbane - December 3, 1966 Transferred to Ansett-ANA and operated as such on south-east Queensland services Sold to Winner Airways Corporation, Taiwan - June 4, 1967 Aircraft had flown in excess of 25,000 hours Departed Brisbane Airport on delivery flight to Taiwan - July 19, 1967 Delivery route: Brisbane-Cairns-Lae-Madang-Wewak-Vanimo-Koror-Mactan-Manila-Taipei Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 25, 1967 Entered onto the Taiwanese Aircraft Register as B-308 - July 1967 Aircraft overran runway and ended up in the ocean on landing at Tuy Hoa, Vietnam - April 25, 1970 Due to immersion in the salt water it was written off due to corrosion |
VH-AOH. Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd - in the full livery, location and date unknown. |
VH-AOH. Butler Air Transport - in the full livery, location and date unknown. |
VH-AOH. Q.A.L. - in the Bultler 'powder blue' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1959. |
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VH-AOH. Queensland Airlines - in the Ansett livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
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