Aircraft Photo of VN-BME | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | AirHistory.net #181776
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"VN-BME"
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
C/n (msn):20041
Promotional Titles:Broome Tourist Bureau
Aircraft Name:RMA Broome
Location
City / Airport:Broome - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Western Australia, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YBRM   IATA: BME   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:January 1979
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 181776
Photo Comment

This really was PK-GDC, ex Garuda. Ran off the runway while landing in a storm on January 21, 1974, written off and abandoned. Turned into a tourism office in 1977 painted in the then Ansett/MMA livery with the fake registration VN-BME. Removed in 1995 after its condition deteriorated and taken by road to Jandakot airport, Perth. Later transported to The Lily, a Dutch windmill tourism site near Borden, Western Australia. The aircraft is used for holiday accommodation

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

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