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Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Constructors Number 12360. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47A-5-DK Skytrain serial number 42-92547. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History During February 1944 delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as C-47A Dakota serial number A65-32. Call sign VH-CUD. Assigned to No. 36 Squadron, No. 33 Squadron and No. 38 Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. Postwar Purchased by Queensland Airlines (Aircrafts Pty Ltd.) and assigned callsign VH-BBV and nicknamed "Wide Bay". On March 14, 1954, crashed into sea off Mackay, two were killed in the crash. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - C-47A-5-DK Skytrain 42-92547 "92547 (MSN 12360) to RAAF as A65-32 (VH-CUD). To Queensland Airways 8/1947 as VH-BBV. Crashed into sea Mar 14, 1954 off Mackay QLD." ADF Serials - Dakota A65-32 Contribute
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