• Aircraft:

  Douglas DC-3

• Reg: VH-ABR photos
• Serial #:

  2029

• Airline: Ansett Airways
• Photo Date: Mar 16, 2009
• Uploaded: May 17, 2009
• Avalon Airport - YMAV, Australia

The third DC-3 to be imported into Australia, this historic aircraft was purchased by Australian National Airways for 32,000 pounds and first registered on 31 October 1938. After a wartime spell as A30-3, it was badly damaged in a forced landing following an engine fire on 4 Oct 1948. Taken over in 1957 by Ansett-ANA. To Airlines of South Australia in 1961 & 'retired' on 13 March 1971 with 67,224 hours. And that's only her first 33 years!

Photographer

Aircraft

Cockpit views inside Alpha Bravo Romeo

Victor Pody VH-ABR

1,369 2 0 Douglas DC-3

Daniel Tanner VH-ABR

3,843 0 0 Douglas DC-3

Daniel Tanner VH-ABR

2,594 0 0 Douglas DC-3

Photo location

Embraer E-2 demonstrator departing Avalon after AIA23

Jaryd Stock PR-ZIQ

281 1 0 Embraer 190-400STD

Tu-204 demonstrator at Avalon 95

Jaryd Stock RA-64006

192 3 0 Tupolev Tu-204-100

Morris Biondi HZ-AK72

738 5 0 Boeing 777-FFG

Photographer

This was one of an RCAF order for a total of 280 Expediter 3s, which were basically D18S airframes

Phil Vabre VH-BHS

3,653 0 0 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

Waiting for takeoff at Wings Over the Illawarra 2017

Phil Vabre VH-WLF

5,325 2 0 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8

Preparing to cast off

Phil Vabre VH-AAM

4,595 2 0 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk.I Beaver