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Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company in Oklahoma City during 1944. Constructors Number 25495. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47A-30-DK Skytrain serial number 43-48234. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to Air Transport Command (ATC) and operated in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA). This C-47 was stricken off charge at Manila. Postwar This aircraft was sold to Australia and assigned to the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). On March 26, 1947 registered to DCA in Australia as VH-DMV. On February 9, 1951 registered as VH-CAO. Operated for DCA by Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) until the early 1960s. On March 10, 1962 sold to Brain & Brown Air Freighters Pty Ltd in Melbourne and registered as VH-BAB. Converted to a aerial freighter. Registration canceled on October 3, 1974 and underwent a major overhaul. On February 11, 1975 registered as VH-BAB. On November 1976 owned by Air Express Holdings Pty Ltd and used until 1979. Afterwards, sold to Chewing Gum Field Aircraft Museum (Chewing Gum Field Museum) arriving on July 21, 1979. The registration VH-BAB was canceled on July 23, 1979. During the 1980s, owned by Peter Long as part of the "Long Collection' and was largely restored by his efforts over a fifteen month period. Once restored, repainted in the marking of C-47A "Jungle Skippers" 43-48234 squadron code X6A. Displayed at the museum until it closed. Next, transported to Air World at Wangaratta Airfield. The restoration was completed to flying condition and repainted in the markings of C-47 "Oklahoma Gal" squadron code X16A. Displayed until the museum closed in January 2002 and was by then no longer in flyable condition. Afterwards, sold for auction and purchased by Doug Hamilton and John Rayner. On July 28, 2003 sold to Sean O'Sullivan of Wairua, New Zealand but was never delivered. Finally, sold to Mike Spaulding / Northern Queensland Warbirds (Warbird Adventures) and it was transported by road from Wangaratta Airfield to Mareeba Airfield arriving on January 30, 2005. Displayed outdoors at Northern Queensland Warbirds (Warbird Adventures) at Mareeba Airfield. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - C-47A-30-DK Skytrain 43-48234 "48234 (MSN 25495) at the Aviation Museum in Australia. Noted 1988 in Air World, Wangaratta, Australia" Aussie Air Liners - VH-DMV Douglas DC-3 The DC-3 in Australia - VH-BAB / VH-DMV / VH-CAO Contribute
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