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Withdrawn from use and struck-off charge - April 15, 1946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.

VH-AOH. Queensland Airlines - in the Ansett livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.