| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-MML |
| 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): | 32945/16197 |
| Operator Titles: | MacRobertson Miller Airlines - MMA |
| Aircraft Name: | RMA Lyndon |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Glenroy StationMap |
| Region / Country: | Western Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YGLR IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1959 to 1960 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 564401 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-MML was part of the Air Beef scheme. With the poor roads that were impassible in the wet season in remote Western Australia, cattle had to be walked to the Wyndham abattoir. They lost as much as 35kg in weight. To overcome this, in 1949 an abattoir was built at Glenroy Station and chilled carcasses flown out in a fleet of DC-3s and Bristol 170s to Wyndham and Derby. By 1962 roads had improved and become all-weather. Trucks took over moving live cattle to abattoirs in coastal towns and the Glenroy abattoir closed. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia This photo was added on 16 April 2023, and has since been viewed 402 times. |