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VH-ASD. Douglas C-47A-25-DK. c/n 13506.
was also registered as: VH-CAN.
Construction completed at Oklahoma City plant - 1944 Built as a Douglas C-47A-25-DK Allocated U.S. serial number 42-93579 Assigned to the Pacific theatre of operations during the war Aircraft was struck-off charge at Manila, Philippines Sold to the Commonwealth of Australia Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ASD - March 26, 1947 Registered to Department of Civil Aviation Reregistered as VH-CAN - August 9, 1950 Registered to Department of Transport Air Transport Group - June 7, 1974 Aircraft was operated and serviced for D.C.A. by Trans Australia Airlines until September 30, 1977 Withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - October 1977 Sold & registered to Paradak Pty Ltd - October 27, 1978 Aircraft was named 'Canobus' Sold & registered to G W A Gold Wings Australia Pty Ltd - October 27, 1982 Sold & registered to Palm Investments Pty Ltd, South Melbourne - February 29, 1984 Leased to Gold Wings Sold & registered to Air North Pty Ltd - May 21, 1984 Aircraft utilised for tourist flights throughout the Northern Territory - seating 25 passengers Sold and registered to Top Flight Australia, Sydney - February 15, 1989 Departed Darwin on delivery flight to Bankstown - February 16, 1989 Ownership transferred to Winrye Aviation, Sydney - March 28, 1990 Sold & registered to Illereserve Pty Ltd t/a Splitters Creek Airlines - March 16, 1992 Sold to Vincent Aviation, New Zealand Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 23, 1994 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-AMY - August 23, 1994 Registered to GYM Properties, Nelson - October 1998 Operated by Pionair on tourist flights Current |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - large crest & white-tail livery at Essendon Airport, February 1966. |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, November 1968. |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, September 1969. |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, November 1972. |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, January 1974. |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at
Essendon Airport, January 1974. |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, January 1974. |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in full livery &
small crest at Essendon Airport, date unknown. |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, January 1978. |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, January 1978. |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, January 1978. |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, May 1978. |
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VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. |
VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. |
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VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. |
VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. |
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VH-CAN. Air North - in the old livery at Perth Airport, April 1987. |
VH-CAN. Air North - in the old livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, July 1987. |
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VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the full livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, June 1989. |
VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the full livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, June 1989. |
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VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the full livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, May 1989. |
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VH-CAN. DC-3 Australia - in Flight Australia livery with '2AY' titles at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
VH-CAN. DC-3 Australia - in Flight Australia livery with '2AY' titles at Sydney Airport, December 1990. |
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VH-CAN. Dakota Downunder - in Flight Australia livery with '2AY' titles, November 1992. |
ZK-AMY. Vincent Aviation - in the full livery at Wellington Airport, October 1994. |
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ZK-AMY. Pionair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003. |
ZK-AMY. Pionair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003. |
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