Aircraft Photo of VH-USY | Douglas DC-2-185 | Australian National Airways - ANA | AirHistory.net #249444
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-USY
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-2
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-2-185
C/n (msn):1580
Operator Titles:Australian National Airways - ANA
Aircraft Name:Bungana
Location
City / Airport:ForrestMap
Region / Country:Western Australia, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YFRT   IATA: FOS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:January 1942 to July 1942
Photo from:Civil Aviation Historical Society Collection (via Phil Vabre)
Photo ID: 249444
Photo Comment

This was the first of the new generation of modern, all-metal, American airliners in Australia. It was registered new to Holyman's Airways on 5 May 1936. Holyman's later became ANA. The aircraft was struck off and broken up at Essendon on 19 December 1947. This photo is probably after repairs following an accident at Forrest on 2 February 1942. The port undercarriage hit a boulder and collapsed, and the strut went through the wing. The propeller was also damaged. (CAHS/Ivan Hodder collection)

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