Dates

Event

31 July 1941

Constructed as a DC-3-277D.
Originally built for American Airlines.

Civil registration NC33657 {1} reserved but not taken up.

31 July 1941

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-7698 as a C-50D-DO.

17 September 1941

Transferred to 5th Air Force, 21st Troop Carrier Squadron.
Delivered to Archerfield, Brisbane with radio callsign VHCDJ. Aircraft was named Narth Nikka.

From 19 January 1943 to 30 April 1943

Loaned to 36 Squadron R. A. A. F.
Markings changed to: Waltzing Matilda, VH-CDJ

Markings Applied: Winnie

28 April 1943

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-7698.

From 28 June 1943 to 28 April 1944

Loaned to 36 Squadron R. A. A. F.

From 2 May 1944 to 12 August 1944

Loaned to Guinea Airways.
Operated by Guinea Airways for Allied Directorate of Air Transport using radio call-sign VHCDJ.

16 May 1944

Assigned civil registration: VH-CDJ
The registration used while loaned to Guinea Airways.

Circa June 1944

Photographer: Keith Belton

Circa June 1944

Photographer: David Vincent

5 May 1946

To Guinea Airways.

12 May 1946

Assigned civil registration: VH-ANH

Markings Applied: Tullana

1 July 1946

To Australian National Airways Pty Ltd.

6 September 1946

Converted to a DC-3-G202A.
Conversion to civilian standards completed by A.N.A. at Essendon Airport (24 seats).

October 1957

To Ansett-ANA keeping c/r VH-ANH.

1961

To Airlines of South Australia keeping c/r VH-ANH.

To Victoria Air Coach keeping c/r VH-ANH.

September 1963

Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: VH-ANH was a USAAF Douglas C-50, impressed off the production line from American Airlines. It became ANAs VH-ANH Tullana in 1946, to Ansett-ANA in 1957 as a passenger Skyliner. Seen visiting Adelaide in September 1963.

October 1966

To Airlines of NSW keeping c/r VH-ANH.

24 December 1970

Withdrawn from use.

From 27 August 1972 to 27 August 1982

Leased to Moorabbin Air Museum.
Leased to Moorabbin Air Museum at nominal fee of 10 cents per year for 10 years.

1 September 1972

Civil registration, VH-ANH, cancelled.

November 1972

Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: VH-ANH was flown to Moorabbin from Essendon in August 1972 after Ansett Airlines of Australia retired its last DC-3s.Note the Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines, which Ansett-ANA preferred for its large DC-3 fleet

27 August 1982

To Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria.
View the Location Dossier

To Moorabbin Air Museum, Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria.
View the Location Dossier