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VH-EAP. Douglas C-47A-20-DK. c/n 12873.
was also registered as:
VH-EBY, VH-SBG & VH-BPL.
Construction completed at Oklahoma City plant - March 1944 Built as a Douglas C-47A-20-DK Allocated U.S. serial number 42-93009 Transferred to the R.A.A.F. under lend / lease agreement - becoming A65-44 - April 12, 1944 Operated under the radio callsign 'VHCIA' Allocated to No 33, 38 Squadrons & No 86 Transport Wing during the war Sold to Qantas - April 1948 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAP - June 8, 1948 Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd Reregistered as VH-EBY - July 29, 1957 Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - September 1, 1960 Operated its first revenue service for T.A.A. - September 1, 1960 Reregistered as VH-SBG - December 8, 1960 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Aircraft was named 'Kavieng' Transferred to New Guinea to operate the T.A.A. Sunbird Services Operated its final revenue service with T.A.A. - October 31, 1973 Withdrawn from use and stored pending sale Sold to Air Nuigini - February 12, 1974 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 1, 1974 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-SBG - June 1, 1974 Reregistered as P2-ANP - November 1975 Withdrawn from service and stored at Port Moresby - July 31, 1977 Sold to Insured Aircraft Title Service Inc - becoming N5590A - February 25, 1980 Sold to J. J. Ford III - June 30, 1981 Sold to Air Queensland - October 1982 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BPL - October 15, 1982 Registered to Air Queensland Ltd Operated in a freighter configuration Withdrawn from use and stored at Cairns when Air Queensland ceased operations - April 1988 Registered to Air Rambler (Australia) Pty Ltd - April 7, 1988 Registered to L. J. McIver - August 27, 1992 Ownership transferred to P. D. McIver - August 28, 1995 Registered to J. D. Williams, Tasmania - October 29, 1996 |
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VH-SBG. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in its white livery at Popondetta Airport, August 1962. (Image 0250-245. G. Wilkes Collection) |
VH-SBG. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the last white livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (Image 0250-332. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-SBG. TAA Sunbird Services - in its full livery at unknown New Guinea location, August 1963. (Image 0250-976. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-SBG. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in its last livery at Lae Airport, May 1973. (Image 0250-975. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-SBG. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in its last livery at Rabaul Airport, October 1973. (Image 0250-271. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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P2-ANP. Air Niugini - in its full livery at Lae Airport, October 1976. (Image 0250-787. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in its full livery at Cairns Airport, October 1982. (Image 0251-091. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-BPL. Air Queensland - in its full livery at Cairns Airport, December 1982. (Image 0250-024. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in its full livery at Cairns Airport, September 1983. (Image 0250-540. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in its full livery, location & date unknown. (Image 0250-023. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in its full livery at Cairns Airport, May 1987. (Image 0251-093. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-BPL. Air Rambler - in a modified Air Queensland livery at Cairns Airport, July 1988. (Image 0250-937. R. N. Smith Collection) |
VH-BPL. DC3 Australia Air Cargo - in a modified Air Queensland livery, location & date unknown. (Image 0250-025. P. J. Gates Collection) |