Australian Warbird Douglas A65-94 is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on June 27th, 2016.
Australian Warbird Douglas A65-94
A65-94 was built in Oklahoma city as a C-47B-30-DK and was delivered to the USAF on 20 April 1945 registered as 44-76774.... more
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Australian Warbird Douglas A65-94
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Miroslava Jurcik
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A65-94 was built in Oklahoma city as a C-47B-30-DK and was delivered to the USAF on 20 April 1945 registered as 44-76774.
The aircraft was then delivered to the RAAF on 2 May 1945 as A65-94 with a domestic registration of ‘VH-RFK’ and served in 38, 36 and then 34 Squadrons.
In 34 Squadron A65-94 was used as a VIP aircraft, transporting members of parliament and visiting dignitaries. During the Queen’s visit to Australia in 1954, A65-94 was used as a support aircraft carrying equipment for the tour. She was also used as a crew currency training aircraft and was based at Canberra. Gooney Birds, as they were commonly known, finished service with 34 Squadron in 1967 and A65-94 finally went to the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) in 1982 where she served until 1997.
When A65-94 was decommissioned in 2000, the aircraft had flown a total of 14,600 hours and was 55 years old.
She was acquired by HARS Historical Aircraft Restoration Society) in July 2000 and flown from Edinburgh in Adelaide to Bankstown in Sydney, where she went through restoration and registration onto the domestic register as VH-EAF. Thanks to the RAAF the aircraft was essentially left in RAAF livery.
Douglas A65-94 flying over Sydney Harbour during International Navy Fleet Review,5th of October 2013.
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