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VH-DMV. Douglas C-47A-30-DK.
c/n 14050 - 25495
was also registered as: VH-CAO & VH-BAB.
Construction completed at Oklahoma City plant - 1944 Built as a Douglas C-47A-30-DK Allocated U.S. serial number 43-48234 Delivered to United States Army Air Force Assigned to the Pacific theatre of operations during the war with U. S. Transport Command Aircraft was struck-off charge at Manila, Philippines Sold to the Commonwealth of Australia Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-DMV - March 26, 1947 Registered to Department of Civil Aviation Reregistered as VH-CAO - February 9, 1951 Aircraft was operated and serviced for D.C.A. by Trans Australia Airlines until March 10, 1962 Sold to Brain & Brown Air Freighters - March 10, 1962 Aircraft was reregistered as VH-BAB - March 10, 1962 Registered to Brain & Brown Air Freighters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Converted to freighter configuration and operated as such Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 3, 1974 Aircraft underwent a major overhaul and inspection Returned to the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BAB - February 11, 1975 Registered to Air Express Holdings Pty Ltd - November 1976 Withdrawn from use - 1979 Sold to Chewing Gum Field Aircraft Museum, Tallebudgera, Queensland Delivered to the Museum - July 21, 1979 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 23, 1979 Whilst on display at the Museum it was painted up in United States Army Air Force livery Carried the markings '348234' - coded 'X6A' and named 'Jungle Skippers' When museum closed aircraft was relocated to Drages Airworld, Wangaratta, Victoria Placed on display but now coded 'X16A' and renamed 'Oklahoma Gal' Airworld Museum ceased operations - January 23, 2002 Aircraft sold by Wangaratta Council at auction |
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VH-CAO. Department of Civil Aviation - in the full colors at Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-759. B. Colledge Photograph) |
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VH-BAB. Brain & Brown Airfreighters - in the original colors at Essendon Airport, December 1970. (Image 0250-130. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in original colors & new titles at Essendon Airport, May 1972. (Image 0250-913. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in original colors & new titles at Essendon Airport, July 1975. (Image 0250-914. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1976. (Image 0250-942. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery flying over Melbourne, December 1976. (Image 0250-217. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery flying over Melbourne, December 1976. (Image 0250-216. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0250-546. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0250-393. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0250-800. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0250-501. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 0250-476. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1979. (Image 0250-944. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-BAB. B B A Cargo - in its final livery minus titles at Coolangatta Airport, February 1980. (Image 0250-645. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-BAB. 'Jungle Skippers' - in W.W.II camouflage colors at Tallebudgera, November 1985. (Image 0250-856. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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