| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-AGU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 32668/15920 |
| Operator Titles: | East-West Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Melbourne - EssendonMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMEN IATA: MEB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 December 1976 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 24747 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-AGU seen during the time it was used to test the Interscan microwave landing system being developed jointly with the US. A light was fitted to the nose to help those on the ground track its approach path during testing at Melbourne-Tullamarine. Despite being adopted by ICAO as the world standard in 1978, Interscan came to halt 1994 when the US switched to a GPS based system. VH-AGU in the meantime had been sold in 1979 for charter work. Since 2013 it has been on the airshow circuit painted as a USAF AC-47 "Spooky" gunship. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 December 2017, and has since been viewed 249 times. |