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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Group - June 7, 1974 Aircraft was operated and serviced for D.C.A. by Trans Australia Airlines until September 30, 1977 Withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - October 1977 Sold & registered to Paradak Pty Ltd - October 27, 1978 Aircraft was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 & registered to Top Flight Australia, Sydney - February 15, 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. (Image 0250-916. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, November 1968. (Image 0250-620. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, September 1969. (Image 0251-209. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, November 1972. (Image 0251-210. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in full livery & small crest at Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0251-095. R. N. Smith Collection) |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0251-212. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0250-523. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-CAN. Department of Civil Aviation - in basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0251-213. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-CAN. Paradak - in basic DCA livery & 'Canobus' titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1978. (Image 0250-646. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0251-214. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0250-043. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0251-216. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-CAN. Paradak - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 0250-042. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-CAN. Air North - in the old livery at Perth Airport, April 1987. (Image 0250-218. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-CAN. Air North - in the old livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, July 1987. (Image 0251-217. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the full livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, June 1989. (Image 0250-045. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the full livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, June 1989. (Image 0250-044. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-CAN. Flight Australia - in the full livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, May 1989. (Image 0250-214. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-CAN. DC-3 Australia - in Flight Australia livery with '2AY' titles at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-040. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-CAN. DC-3 Australia - in Flight Australia livery with '2AY' titles at Sydney Airport, December 1990. (Image 0250-718. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-CAN. Dakota Downunder - in Flight Australia livery with '2AY' titles, November 1992. (Image 0250-580. P. J. Gates Collection) |
ZK-AMY. Vincent Aviation - in the full livery at Wellington Airport, October 1994. (Image 0251-255. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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ZK-AMY. Pionair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003. (Image 0250-420. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
ZK-AMY. Pionair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003. (Image 0250-421. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
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