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VH-EAN. Douglas C-47A-1-DK. c/n 12187.
was also registered as:
VH-EBF, VH-EBU & VH-SBD.
Construction completed at Oklahoma City plant - December 31, 1943 Built as a Douglas C-47A-1-DK Allocated U.S. serial number 42-92392 Transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Dakota III becoming FZ631 - January 1944 Allocated to No 24 Squadron during the war and based in England Allocated to Military Advisor & Assistance Group for use by General Maitland Wilson - April 10, 1944 Returned to No 24 Squadron - March 23, 1945 Allocated to A.C.S.E.A. Communications Unit, Ratmalana, Singapore - September 12, 1946 Sold to Qantas Empire Airways - April 18, 1949 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAN - July 11, 1949 Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd Aircraft was withdrawn from service with intention of scrapping it - 1951 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 21, 1951 Was rebuilt by Qantas and returned to airline service Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAN - March 6, 1952 Reregistered as VH-EBF - May 10, 1956 Reregistered as VH-EBU - January 20, 1958 Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - September 1, 1960 Operated its first revenue service with T.A.A. as a freighter - September 1, 1960 Reregistered as VH-SBD - December 8, 1960 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Transferred to New Guinea to operate the T.A.A. Sunbird Services Aircraft was named 'Madang' Withdrawn from T.A.A. service - October 31, 1973 Sold to Air Niugini - November 1, 1973 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 1, 1974 Entered onto the New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-SBD - June 1, 1974 Reregistered as P2-ANO - December 11, 1975 Withdrawn from Air Niugini service and placed in open storage at Port Moresby - July 31, 1977 Sold to Insured Aircraft Title Service Inc becoming N5590C - March 1980 Sold to John Ford III - June 1981 Sold to Bush Pilots Airways Ltd - October 1981 Ferried Port Morseby-Cairns where aircraft was used as a source of parts by Air Queensland Aircraft subsequently mounted on a pole outside the terminal at Cairns Airport in Air Queensland colors Displayed carrying registration marks 'VH-BPA' Current |
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VH-EAN. Qantas - in the white cabin roof livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown. (Image 0251-054. E. Coates Collection) |
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VH-SBD. TAA Sunbird Services - in its full livery at Lae Airport, July 1966. (Image 0250-990. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-SBD. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in its last livery at Lae Airport, August 1973. (Image 0250-991. G. Bennett Collection) |
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N5590C. Air Queensland - in basic Air Niugini livery at Cairns Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-638. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-BPA. Air Queensland - in its full livery at Cairns Airport, December 1984. (Image 0251-069. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-BPA. Bush Pilots Airways - in original BPA livery at Cairns Airport, October 1987. (Image 0251-067. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-BPA. Bush Pilots Airways - in original BPA livery at Cairns Airport, October 1987. (Image 0251-068. G. Bennett Collection) |
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