Aircraft Photo of VH-DAS | Douglas DC-3(C) | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA | AirHistory.net #117604
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-DAS
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3(C)
C/n (msn):6051
Operator Titles:Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA
Location
City / Area:Kuranda / Kuranda Koala Gardens [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
 
Photo Date:4 January 2019
Photo by:Phil Vabre
Photo ID: 117604
Photo Comment

These are the mortal remains of VH-DAS, rotting away at Kuranda. Built as a C-47-DL, USAAF serial 41-38668 and arrived in Australia in January 1943. Sold to the Australian Department of Civil Aviation in July 1944 and converted for civil use, registered VH-AEO on 9 March 1945. Leased to ANA and Guinea Airways, then transferred to TAA in 1946. Re-registered VH-DAS in 1958 and retired in 1977. Used in the 1984 film 'Sky Pirates', then left for scrap in Cairns before being rescued and transported to Kuranda as a tourist attraction.

This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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