DC3 VH-CAO

Formerly VH-DMV before the change in DCA registration policy, DCA DC-3 VH-CAO was built as a C-47A (c/n 25495/14050). The aircraft was re-registered as VH-CAO in on 9 February 1951.

The photo above shows VH-CAO at Essendon in 1954 in the 'intermediate' colour scheme of polished metal/silver dope overall with light blue and white stripes on fuselage and fin. Note DCA's Flying Unit badge on the fin (see below for a close up) and also on the nose, just peeking above the engine cowling.

Douglas DC-3 VH-CAO

Formerly VH-DMV before the change in DCA registration policy, DCA DC-3 VH-CAO was built as a C-47A (c/n 25495/14050). The aircraft was re-registered as VH-CAO in on 9 February 1951. The photo above shows VH-CAO at Essendon in 1954 in the 'intermediate' colour scheme of polished metal/silver dope overall with light blue and white stripes on fuselage and fin. Note DCA's Flying Unit badge on the fin (see below for a close up) and also on the nose, just peeking above the engine cowling.

Aboave: an evocative shot of the fin of DCA DC-3 VH-CAO clearly showing the DCA logo. Click here to see some later photos and read about the aircraft's subsequent history. (Photos: Top-Ed Coates collection; Bottom-Wolfgang Sievers/CAHS collection) Back to the main Departmental DC-3 index If this page appears without menu bars at top and left, click here