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1944 Douglas C-47B-30-DK Skytrain
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1944 Douglas C-47B-30-DK Skytrain C/N 16131/32879

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Latest photos of VH-NVD
  • VH-NVD @ YSNW - Displayed outside the Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum, a military aerospace museum located at the naval air station HMAS Albatross, near Nowra, New South Wales - by Terry Fletcher by Terry Fletcher @ YSNW
  • VH-NVD @ YSNW - YSNW (Civil reg of this aircraft is VH-NVD) - by Nick Dean by Nick Dean @ YSNW

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:Douglas
Model:C-47B-30-DK Skytrain    Search all Douglas C-47B-30-DK Skytrain
Year built:1944
Construction Number (C/N):16131/32879
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:32
Number of Engines:2
Engine Type:Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Also Registered As:
A65-86  See comment under VH-NVD
44-76547  See comment under VH-NVD

Aircraft

Registration Number:VH-NVD
Current Status:Registered

Owner

Owner:Royal Australian Navy Historic Flight
Address:,
Australia

User Comments

Malcolm Clarke, 2017-11-28 05:22:48
 To USAAF 19Mar45. To RAAF as A65-86 03Apr45. 3 AD 14Apr45. 35 Sqn RAAF VH- RFC 15Apr45. MW RAAF Base East Sale10Apr46. R/S RAAF Base East Sale 03Oct46. 36 Sqn RAAF 08Aug47. 86 Wing RAAF 17May48. 491 M Sqn RAAF 10Dec50. 86 Wing RAAF 28Aug51. 491 M Sqn RAAF 01May52. 86 Wing RAAF 13Jan53. 1 AD RAAF 12Jun53. 491 M Sqn RAAF 27Jul53. 86 Wing RAAF 27Jul54. 1 AD RAAF 16Dec54. 86 Wing RAAF 25Jan55. RAAF TF Japan 05Apr56. 86 Wing RAAF 16Jul56. AD 26Mar58. 86 Wing RAAF 16Apr58. Undercarriage failed to retract flew around Mokmer to reduce landing weight normal landing followed without incident Biak Papua New Guinea 20Nov58. 2 AD RAAF 29Apr60. ARDU RAAF 02May61. 2 ATU RAAF 15Mar62. MS Edinburgh 10Jul62. 2 ATU RAAF 30Aug62. 10 MR Sqn 07Dec65. MS RAAF Base East Sale 04Nov66. CFS RAAF until 1975 silver overall with Flying Swan logo on rudder ARDU RAAF currently VH-NVD with Royal Australian Navy Historic Flight Nowra NSW Australia AC-2032.
Courtesy Joe Baugher.