Census of Australian DC-3s

AUSTRALIA

Flying	15
Preserved	23
Non-Flying	12
Wreckage	16
TOTAL	66

C/N	Regn	Previous Identities	Owner	Location	Status	Note
1941	VHCXD	PH-ALT PK-ALT	Memorial	Bamaga Airfield, QLD 4876	W	.
1944	VH-ANR	PH-ALW PK-ALW 1944 VHCXE VHCXL	Queensland Air Museum	Caloundra, QLD 4551	P	WWW
1965	PK-AFV	PH-ALP	Broome Historical Society	Broome, WA 6725	W	28
2029	VH-ABR	VH-ABR A30-3	Ansett Historical Aviation Group	Tullamarine, VIC 3043	F	.
3272	VH-ANN	NC1947 41-7687 VHCDB VH-ANN VH-GAH	Darryl Gibbs/CNAPG (nose)	Clyde North, VIC 3978	P	1
4120	VH-ANH	NC33657 41-7698 VHCDJ	Moorabbin Air Museum	Moorabbin, VIC 3189	P	.
4836	41-20066	VHCDW	USAF C-53	near Truscott Airfield WA	W	.
6007	VH-EWE	41-18646 VH-AER VH-EWF	Jeff Morgan	"Marama", Karoonda SA 5307	N	2
6009	VHCGS	41-18648	USAF C-47	35 miles west of Monto QLD 4630	W	20
6021	VH-AES	41-18660 VH-AES VH-SBA VH-AES VH-SBA	Qantas-Hawdon Operations	Tullamarine, VIC 3043	F	.
6024	VH-AEQ	41-18663	Jason Burgess	Pending relocation to near Swan Hill, VIC 3585	N	16
6051	VH-DAS	41-38668 VH-AEO	Kuranda Heritage Market	Kuranda, QLD 4872	W	.
6108	VH-SBO	41-19465 VH-AEU VH-SBO P2-SBO P2-ANT	Jason Burgess (nose only)	near Swan Hill, VIC 3585	P	8
9282	VHCFM	42-23420	Memorial	The Lodge, Carnarvon Gorge	W	18
9286	VH-CWS	42-23424 A65-9 VHCTI VH-EAM VH-EWA VH-EWF VH-PWN ZK-AMS	Classic Wings Pty. Ltd.	Midland, WA 6056	F	32
9593	VH-MMA	42-23731 A65-13 VHCTL VH-MMA P2-MMA P2-ANS VH-MWQ	John Hardy Aviation	Parap (Darwin) NT 0804	F	See Issue #27 See Issue #28
11973	N2-23	42-92199 A65-23 VHCTB	Historical Society	West Wyalong, NSW 2671	P	.
11974	A65-24	42-92200 VHCTW	Darryl Gibbs/CNAPG (nose only)	Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650	P	1
12056	VH-SBL	42-92274 A65-29 VHCTZ VH-TAE VH-SBL P2-SBL P2-ANR	Discovery Air Tours (formerly Dakota National Air)	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	F	25
12187	"VH-BPA"	42-92392 FZ631 VH-EAN VH-EBF VH-EBU VH-SBD P2-SBD P2-ANO N5590C	Cairns Port Authority	Cairns Airport, QLD 4870	P	3
12540	VH-MMF	42-92709 A65-41 VHCUK	South Pacific Airmotive	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	N	17
12542	N2-43	42-92711 A65-43 VHCUN	Royal Australian Navy	AMOF Nowra, NSW 2540	P	.
12638	42-108879	nil	Arthur Schmidt	Mildura, VIC 3500	P	14
12873	VH-EAP	42-93009 A65-44 VHCIA VH-EAP VH-EBY VH-SBG P2-SBG P2-ANP N5590A VH-BPL	Qantas Founders Outback Museum	Longreach, QLD 4730	P	24
12874	VH-EDC	42-93010 A65-46 VHCIC VH-JVF VH-CAR	South Pacific Airmotive	Camden Airport, NSW 2570	W	15
12880	DT-941	42-93015	Wreck	near Mossman, QLD 4873	W	29
13082	A65-50	42-93197 A65-50 VHCIF	Wreck	Mount Kosciuszco, NSW	W	21
13084	VH-BAA	42-93199 A65-49 VHCIE VH-EAL VH-EBH VH-EBW	Central Aust Aviation Museum	Alice Springs, NT 0870	P	10
13210	"VHDAK"	42-93312 W-12	Werner Kroll	Samford, QLD 4520	P	9
13338	VH-TAK	42-108949 A65-52 VHCII	Mitiamo Air Museum (Richard Winterburn)	Mitiamo, VIC 3573	W	27
13459	VH-MIN	42-93536 KG647 G-AIAZ KG647 VH-SMI	Discovery Air Tours (formerly Dakota National Air)	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	F	25
13624	VH-ANW	42-93685 VH-ANW VH-GAK	Blair Howe	Myalup, WA 6220	P	4
20041	PK-GDC	43-15575 DT-971 VHREY PK-REY "VN-BME"	Peter Hanbury	Armadale, WA 6112	N	19
13864/ 25309	N2271C	43-48048 KG765 C-406 G-ANZE "XY-URT"	Ipswich Amberley Aviation Museum	RAAF Amberley, QLD 4306	P	.
13922/ 25367	VH-EDD	43-48106 A65-57 VHCUR VH-EAO VH-EBX VH-SBH X-18	Believe scrapped in Cairns	Believe scrapped in Cairns	W	5
14050/ 25495	VH-BAB	43-48234 VH-DMV VH-CAO	Mike Spaulding, North Queensland Warbirds	Mareeba, QLD 4880	N	22
14556/ 26001	VH-PWN (#2)	43-48740 A65-63 VHCKN	Discovery Air Tours (formerly Dakota National Air)	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	N	25
15193/ 26638	P2-003	43-49377 A65-67 VHCUX P65-003	Amaroo Tavern	Moree, NSW 2400	N	.
15195/ 26640	VH-JGL	43-49379 A65-64 VHCUU	Mulwala & District RSL	Mulwala, NSW 2647	P	26
15685/ 27130	VH-DNA	43-49869 A65-68 VHCUY P65-004 P2-004	Discovery Air Tours (formerly Dakota National Air)	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	F	25
15686/ 27131	A65-71	43-49870 A65-71 VHCIN	Australian War Memorial	Canberra, ACT 2600	P	11
15919/ 32667	A65-75	44-76335 A65-75 VHCIR	Wreck	Daly Waters, NT 0852	W	.
15920/ 32668	VH-AGU	44-76336 A65-72 VHCIO	Jeff Trappett	Latrobe Valley, VIC	F	.
15923/ 32671	A65-73	44-76339 A65-73 VHCIP	Sid Beck's Museum	Mareeba, QLD 4880	P	.
15929/ 32677	A65-78	44-76345 A65-78 VHCIU	RAAF Museum	Point Cook, VIC 3030	P	12
15997/ 32745	KN374	44-76413	Werner Kroll	Samford, QLD 4520	P	13
16131/ 32879	VH-NVD	44-76547 A65-86 VHRFC	Royal Australian Navy Museum	Nowra, NSW 2540	F	.
16135/ 32883	VH-NVZ	44-76551 A65-90 VHRFG N2-90	Royal Australian Navy Museum	Nowra, NSW 2540	F	.
16136/ 32884	VH-TMQ	44-76552 A65-91 VHRFH	Bob Fisher, Air Nostalgia	Essendon Airport, VIC 3041	F	.
16147/ 32895	PK-RDB	44-76563 NZ3537 ZK-AOZ 5W-FAA	Darwin Air Museum	Darwin, NT 0800	W	30
16197/ 32945	VH-BPN	44-76613 KN470 H-717 G-ANMA VH-MML P2-MML P2-ANV VH-MML	Discovery Air Tours (formerly Dakota National Air)	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	N	25
16213/ 32961	ZS-OJJ	44-76629 KN483 6881 ZS-DIV VP-YSN A2-ZEN ZS-DIV A2-ZEN N8194Q 6855	Unknown	Goulburn, NSW 2580	F	33
16348/ 33096	VH-EAE	44-76764 A65-95 VHRFL	Historical Aircraft Restoration Society	Albion Park Airport, NSW 2527	F	.
16354/ 33102	VH-OVM	44-76770 A65-98 VHRFO	Shortstop Jet Charter	Essendon Airport, VIC 3041	F	.
16358/ 33106	VH-EAF	44-76774 A65-94 VHRFK	Historical Aircraft Restoration Society	Albion Park Airport, NSW 2527	F	.
16361/ 33109	P2-001	44-76777 A65-100 VHRFQ P65-001	Discovery Air Tours (formerly Dakota National Air)	(VH-DNF ntu) Warnervale, NSW 2259	N	25
16365/ 33113	VH-SPY	44-76781 A65-102 VHRFS VH-PTS N65388	South Pacific Airmotive	Cairns, QLD 4870	N	31
16547/ 33295	A65-104	44-76963 A65-104 VHRFU	Darwin Air Museum	Darwin, NT 0800	W	6
16549/ 33297	VH-JXD	44-76965 A65-108 VHRGZ	Ron Schneider	Rupanyup, VIC 3388	N	.
16552/ 33300	VH-UPQ	44-76968 A65-105 VHRFV	Discovery Air Tours (formerly Dakota National Air)	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	N	25
16553/ 33301	VH-MMD	44-76969 A65-109 VHRGX VH-MMD P2-MMD P2-ANU	Australian Aviation Museum	Bankstown Airport, NSW 2200	P	.
16556/ 33304	A65-111	44-76972 A65-111 VHRFY	David Anderson (nose only)	Moorabbin, VIC 3189	P	.
16713/ 33460	A65-114	44-77128 A65-114 VHRGB	South Aust Hist Av Museum	Port Adelaide, SA 5015	P	.
16716/ 33464	A65-115	44-77132 A65-115 VHRGC	Darwin Harbour (5 km off East Point)	Darwin, NT 0800	W	34
16960/ 34220	A65-124	45-957 A65-124 VHRGL	Air Force Assn Museum	Bull Creek, WA 6149	P	.
?	?	?	Queensland Air Museum (nose only)	Caloundra, QLD 4551	W	7

AMENDMENT RECORD

[The latest amendment is at the top]

ISSUE

DATE

AMENDMENT

03SEP07

c/n

33464

Added the underwater wreck of A65-115. See Note 34.

21JUN07

c/n

12873

The former VH-BPL has been painted in Qantas Empire Airways markings as VH-EAP. See Note 24.

25MAR07

c/n

9286

It is reported that Classic Wings suspended all operations with VH-CWS on 21FEB07. See Note 32.

28FEB07

c/n	32745	The wreckage reported to be at Watts Bridge has been identified as KN374 c/n 15997/32745. As it is now known to be an externally complete fuselage, it has been deleted from the wreckage total and added to the preserved total. Thanks to its owner Werner Kroll for making the identification. See Note 13.
c/n	32961	Recent arrival, DC-3TP ZS-OJJ has been added to the list of flying aircraft. See Note 33.

28AUG06

c/n

9286

VH-CWS departed Bankstown on 25AUG06 and arrived at Jandakot on 28AUG06. See Note 32.

14MAY06

c/n

6024

Jason Burgess reports that he acquired VH-AEQ on 13MAY06. Thanks for the first-hand report Jason.
See Note 16.

27MAR06

c/n

9286

The former ZK-AMS was re-registered VH-CWS on 14 MAR 2006 and as a result has been transferred from the New Zealand census page.
See Note 32.

05DEC05

c/n

6108

The trailer-mounted nose section of VH-SBO belongs to Jason Burgess.
See Note 8.

01AUG05

Thanks to Eric Munk for the following additions and amendments:
c/n	1965	PK-AFV was added to the listing.
c/n	12880	DT-941 was added to the listing.
c/n	32895	Wreckage of PK-RDB is aft fuselage and tail section only.
c/n	33113	VH-SPY status changed from flying to non flying.
c/n	33295	A65-104 amount of wreckage at Darwin is greater than previously reported.

24APR05

c/n

9593

VH-MMA arrived in Darwin on 15FEB05 after its lengthy layup in Kununurra awaiting a new engine.

06MAR05

c/n

12873

VH-BPL arrived at Longreach by road on 03MAR05.

02MAR05

Discovery Air Tours have been busy with various tourist flights. Currently they have two aeroplanes in service, VH-SBL and VH-DNA. VH-MIN is out of service and parked at the Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown minus an engine. It is understood that there is sufficient work for VH-MIN to be returned to service when an overhauled engine is available.

09FEB05

c/n	25495	VH-BAB departed Wangaratta by road on 25JAN05, arriving in Mareeba on 30JAN05.
c/n	9593	Greg Hardy of Hardy Aviation confirms that the c/n of VH-MMA is definitely 9593.

16JAN05

Amendment #25 stated that the c/n of VH-MMA had been corrected from 9593 to 9583. Well this humble webmaster should have had more faith in Big Al because he was right all along! Therefore, the c/n for VH-MMA has been changed back to 9593 and some of the previous identities have been changed accordingly. It should be noted that there is widespread confusion over the c/n of this aeroplane and indeed even the Air-Britain DC-3 book has it wrong. It is believed that the confusion stems from a badly punched digit on the aeroplane's maker's plate.

11JAN05

c/n

13338

The wrecked nose section of VH-TAK has surfaced in the collection of the new Mitiamo Air Museum at Mitiamo, Vic. This brings the total to 61. See Note 27.

05JAN05

This page has undergone a major update. The most significant change is that ALL Previous Identities are now listed in chronological order from the top. The most recent identity is that which appears in the column headed Regn. Identities commencing "VH" but without a hyphen are radio call-signs which were carried concurrently with an RAAF A65 serial. In many cases, these radio call-signs were painted on the fin/rudder of the aircraft, otherwise they appeared only on the instrument panel. Another significant change is that aircraft which were mistakenly allocated dual constructor's numbers are now listed under both numbers. The first number listed is the incorrect c/n and the second number after the slash is the correct c/n. The Index table below is linked to the correct c/n. This update has highlighted several typographical errors which are listed below.
c/n	9583	VH-MMA was incorrectly shown as c/n 9593 when it should have been 9583 See Amendment #27
c/n	12056	VH-SBL was incorrectly shown as c/n 12036 when it should have been 12056
c/n	12874	VH-EDC was incorrectly shown as A65-47 when it should have been A65-46
c/n	32671	A65-73 was incorrectly shown as VHCIO when it should have been VHCIP

22DEC04

c/n

26640

The former VH-JGL was trucked from Tocumwal to Mulwala on 18OCT04.
See Note 26.

21DEC04

c/n

11974

Darryl Gibbs advises that the nose section of A65-24 was transported by road from Clyde North to Wagga Wagga on 19/20DEC04. The badly damaged nose section of VH-ANN will follow at a later date. Restoration of A65-24 will resume in Wagga.

13DEC04

c/n

25495

VH-BAB has been sold to Mike Spalding of North Queensland Warbirds in Mareeba. See Note 22.

07DEC04

c/n

26640

VH-JGL was struck off the register on 16SEP04.
See Note 26.

25JUN04

c/n	12873	VH-BPL is currently being dismantled in preparation for trucking to the Qantas Founders Outback Museum in Longreach. It is reported that the aeroplane will be painted silver overall and marked as VH-EAP with Qantas Empire Airways titles.
c/n	32945	VH-BPN status changed from Flying to Non-Flying. The aircraft is stored at the Australian Aviation Museum, Bankstown along with VH-PWN and VH-UPQ.
c/n	33300	VH-UPQ is stored at the Australian Aviation Museum, Bankstown along with VH-PWN and VH-BPN.
c/n	26001	VH-PWN (#2) is stored at the Australian Aviation Museum, Bankstown along with VH-BPN and VH-UPQ.
c/n	9286	ZK-AMS (formerly VH-PWN #1) has been operating in Australia on lease to Pionair Australia since early May 2004. The aircraft is operating out of Bankstown. It is expected that ZK-AMS will eventually return to the Australian Register, at which time it will be moved from the NZ Census page to the Australian Census page.

16MAR04

c/n

12873

I am advised that John D. Williams donated VH-BPL to the Qantas Founders Outback Museum in Longreach on 20th February 2004.
See Note 24.

14MAR04

c/n

12873

VH-BPL has been sold to the Qantas Founders Outback Museum in Longreach.
See Note 24.

21DEC03

c/n

12873

VH-BPL has been sold to Warwick Allen of Orange, NSW.
See Note 23.

15SEP03

c/n

25495

VH-BAB has been sold to a purchaser in New Zealand.
See Note 22.

12SEP03

Allan Bovelt has done a thorough check of the site and the following updates have been incorporated.

c/n	6009	Wreck added. See Note 20.
c/n	9282	Added further details.
c/n	13082	Wreck added. See Note 21.
c/n	32667	Wreck added.
c/n	33096	Amended base to Albion Park.
c/n	33106	Amended base to Albion Park.

01SEP03

c/n	13624	VH-ANW was trucked to Myalup, W.A. on 23AUG03. See Note 4.
c/n	20041	PK-GDC was trucked to Armadale, W.A. in May 2003. See Note 19.

24MAR03

c/n

25367

Fuselage of VH-EDD has disappeared from Cairns Airport. See Note 5.

05JAN03

c/n

9282

Added the wreckage of 42-23420 at Carnarvon Gorge. See Note 18.

22JUN02

c/n

12540

VH-MMF was trucked from Camden to Bankstown on 21JUN02 for restoration to airworthiness.

27MAY02

Layout changed to show "Previous Identity" column after the "Regn" column.

27MAY02

c/n

25495

Malcolm Long has sold VH-BAB to John Raynor and Doug Hamilton.

07MAR02

c/n

12638

Doug Fawcett's DC-3 motor home has been sold to Arthur Schmidt of Mildura.
See Note 14.

25FEB02

c/n

12638

Doug Fawcett's DC-3 motor home has been identified.
See Note 14.

22DEC01

c/n	26001	VH-PWN changed status to non-flying. Aircraft has been stripped of wings, engines, instruments and radios.
c/n	27131	A65-71 is stored in potentially airworthy condition.
c/n	32677	A65-78 is stored in potentially airworthy condition.
c/n	33300	VH-UPQ changed status to non-flying. Has been stripped of one engine and many parts.
c/n	?	The unidentified nose section held by QAM is possibly from a 300 Wing RAF C-47 named "City of Hereford" (serial unknown). See Note 7.
c/n	?	DC-3 remains at a farmhouse at Watts Bridge, Qld have been added to the "Wreckage" count. Reported to be from a 300 Wing RAF C-47. See Note 13.
c/n	?	Added a DC-3 motor home converted by Doug Fawcett and still active in the Sydney area. See Note 14.
c/n	12874	VH-EDC. The fuselage has been moved into a shed near the control tower at Camden. See Note 15.
c/n	6024	VH-AEQ was inspected recently. See Note 16.

19SEP01

c/n	6007	VH-EWE clarified location.
c/n	6024	VH-AEQ clarified location.
c/n	33301	VH-MMD changed P.I. from A65-109 to P2-ANU.

17SEP01

c/n

13210

Added Queensland numberplate VHDAK.