Aircraft Photo of VH-BZK | Douglas DC-3(C) | Ansett Airways | AirHistory.net #303027
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-BZK
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):13362
Operator Titles:Ansett Airways
Location
City / Airport:Proserpine - Whitsunday CoastMap
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YBPN   IATA: PPP   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:23 June 1957
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 303027
Photo Comment

Also taken this day at Proserpine was Ansett's then new Convair 440 VH-BZF. The crowds may have turned out to see the new plane. Ansett owned the nearby Hayman Island resort. For a many years it received an Ansett flying boat service from Sydney via Brisbane. When landplanes took over, Proserpine became the transit airport holiday makers.

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