Ansett Mandated Air Lines operated a DHC-4 Caribou, VH-BFC.
New aircraft from factory, flown to Sydney across Pacific
Colourful story; best told in Volume II of the 'Balus' trilogy; including recovering engines from crashed RAAF Caribou that crashed at Porgera.
ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) P2-VTC Kiunga (aviation-safety.net)
Crash of a De Havilland DHC-4A Caribou in Kiunga: 2 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (baaa-acro.com)
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