Aircraft Photo of A65-71 | Douglas C-47B Dakota | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #18310
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:A65-71
Military Code:OM-N
Other Marks:VH-CIN
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Dakota
C/n (msn):27131/15686
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Sydney - Schofields (closed)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: -   Local: YSFS   Other: -
Event:Schofields Air Show 1981
 
Photo Date:29 March 1981
Photo by:David Carter
Photo ID: 18310
Photo Comment

A65-71 was delivered to the RAAF in 1945. It remained in operational service until 1980 when it was earmarked for the Australian War Memorial. The RAAF repainted it in its original wartime markings and over the next 17 years it made many air show appearances. A65-71 was flown to Canberra in August 1997 and placed in the museum's Treloar storage facility. The apparent civil registration is a wartime call sign only. A65-71 was never civil registered nor civil operated in its 42-year flying career.

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

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