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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:R4D-4
    Last Military Serial:33818 USN
    Construction Number:06353
    Last Civil Registration:PK-OSA
    Compressed ID:Douglas R4D-4 sn 33818 USN cn 06353...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mandala Airlines

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DC-3A-447.

    Civil registration NC34960 {1} reserved but not taken up.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 33818 as a R4D-4.

    To Aero Service Corp, Philadelphia, PA with new c/r N9032H.

    Circa 1960


    Photographer: Charley A Swirsky
    Notes: Egypt, Sahara Desert, Aero Research Corp

    Circa 1960


    Photographer: Charley A Swirsky
    Notes: Egypt, Sahara desert, Aero Services corp, Flight crew

    1 August 1961

    To M J Lawrence Holding Ltd, Sydney, NSW/Aero Service Ltd with new c/r VH-MJR.

    31 January 1962

    To Aero Service Corp, Philadelphia, PA with new c/r N9032H.

    24 April 1962

    Civil registration, N9032H, cancelled.
    Exported to Australia.

    November 1964


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: VH-MJR was a magnetometer survey machine owned by Aero Service Corp of Philadelphia. As N9032H they had operated it all over the world since 1946, being based in Turkey, Libya and Egypt before ferrying to Sydney in August 1961.The former US Navy R4D-4 was registered VH-MJR to Sydney associate company Aero Service Ltd. Seen at Adelaide in November 1964 while it operated a low level mineral survey over St Vincents Gulf SA.

    8 June 1965

    To MacRobertson Miller with new c/r VH-MMT.

    July 1968


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: DC-3 VH-MMT RMA Turner at Perth Airport in July 1968.

    1969


    Photographer: Barry Tate
    Notes: VH-MMT RMA Turner operating one of the final DC-3 services to Mount Tom Price WA during 1969. This DC-3 was sold to Indonesia later that year.

    19 December 1969

    To Seulawah Air Service with new c/r PK-RDG {1}.

    January 1978

    To Mandala Airlines with new c/r PK-OSA.

    May 1979


    Photographer: Barney B. Deatrick
    Notes: Jakarta-Kemayoran, May 1979. Seulawah Air Services had re-registered this DC-3 from PK-RDG to PK-OSA.Seulawah had purchased it in December 1969 from Australian Aircraft Sales, formerly MMAs VH-MMT

    1980

    Withdrawn from use.
    Last noted wfu Jakarta.
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