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VH-BHE. Douglas C-47A-85-DL. c/n 19934.
was also registered as: VH-BUR.
Construction completed at the Long Beach plant - March 28, 1944 Built as a Douglas C-47A-85-DL Allocated U.S. serial number 43-15468 Delivered to United States Army Air Force Assigned to the Pacific theatre of operations & arrived Brisbane on delivery to U.S.A.A.F. - April 26, 1944 Aircraft was struck-off charge at Manila, Philippines - November 29, 1946 Sold to Zinc Corporation Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BHE - February 28, 1947 Registered to Zinc Corporation Ltd, Melbourne Operated by Silver City Airways Ltd Equipped with magnetometer and used for aerial survey flights to locate mineral resources Sold to Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology & Geophysics Division - December 1950 Reregistered as VH-BUR - December 27, 1950 Registered to Bureau of Mineral Rescources Aircraft was crewed & maintained by T.A.A. - December 1950 to May 1960 Registered to Airlines of N.S.W. - May 3, 1960 Operated for the N.S.W. Department of Lands Aerial Survey Unit - September 1960 to November 1965 Withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney Airport Sold to Baldon Pty Ltd, Sydney - January 15, 1966 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - January 15, 1966 Ferried Sydney-Tamworth for overhaul by East West Airlines - July 4, 1969 Sold to Jetair Australia - July 19, 1969 Returned to Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BUR - November 4, 1969 Aircraft was named 'Joseph Stewart' Withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney when Jetair ceased operations - March 1971 Sold to Department of Foreign Affairs when Jetair ceased operations - March 12, 1971 Donated as Foreign Aid to Royal Nepal Airline Corp Ltd - becoming 9N-AAY - August 14, 1971 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 30, 1971 Withdrawn from service - October 1971 Aircraft scrapped shortly thereafter |
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VH-BUR. NSW Department of Lands - in Airlines of N.S.W. livery at Sydney Airport, October 1961. (Image 0250-521. R. N. Smith Collection via Ansett) |
VH-BUR. NSW Department of Lands - in Airlines of N.S.W. livery, location & date unknown. (Image 0250-894. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-BUR. NSW Department of Lands - in Airlines of N.S.W. livery at Sydney Airport, December 1965. (Image 0251-205. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BUR. NSW Department of Lands - in Airlines of N.S.W. livery at Wagga Airport, June 1966. (Image 0251-206. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BUR. NSW Department of Lands - in Airlines of N.S.W. colors at Sydney Airport, August 1966. (Image 0250-258. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-BUR. NSW Department of Lands - in Airlines of N.S.W. colors at Sydney Airport, September 1966. (Image 0250-259. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BUR. NSW Department of Lands - without titles at Sydney Airport, June 1969. (Image 0250-946. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BUR. Jetair Australia - in its full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1970. (Image 0251-070. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-BUR. Jetairlines of Australia - with revised titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1970. (Image 0251-208. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BUR. Jetairlines of Australia - with revised titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1970. (Image 0251-071. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-BUR. Jetairlines of Australia - with revised titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1970. (Image 0251-072. G. Bennett Collection) |
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