Air North Dc-3 Vh-mma

[cac_sabre]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/ScanImage86.jpg

This was taken at Perth during the pilots strike. I believe she was used on the Argyle Mine run. Does any one have any pics of this old girl from various angles in this colour scheme? (For a modelling project)

[Stationair8]

Contact John Hardy at Hardy Aviation, as someone had taken a number shots of it in flight for an Airnorth brochure.
Also try the NT Aviation museum.
The book DC-3 Downunder does also have a good colour shot of MMA in that scheme.

[AnyGivenSunday99]

A grand old girl indeed. I get shivers down my spine when I hear it fire up...

[cac_sabre]

and others .. I have a few leads now

[Stationair8]

How many DC-3's you planning on building?

[Stationair8]

Wonder how the Airnorth guys and girls of today, would go doing the Perth-Argyle run in the old DC-3?

[The Green Goblin]

I would have done it in a heart beat :ok:

[cac_sabre]

well... 3 already built, 1 (VH-TAK) under construction. VH-MMA next then maybe 2 more (Air Niugini and TAA Sunbird) after that I'll call it "quits"

[jetstar21]

Just in case you are interested, this aircraft commenced life wih the US army and then went on as the first aircraft for MMA in Western Australia and had the same call sign (VH-MMA). It then returned to PNG as P2-ANS and in 1976 went to Maslings (Cootamundra) where it operated charter and on the odd occasion RPT on the Sy-Wlm-Sy route. Its rego then was VH-MWQ. I have a great photo of it sitting on the apron at Lord Howe Island during one of its charters to take the belongings of the new met observer to the island. It then went to Darwin and after a while the rego was again changed to its original Australian rego of VH-MMA.

[discus177]

Thread drift, would that happen to be TBS in the background?

[sixtiesrelic]

She flew in PNG as VH-MMA along with MMD,MMF, and MML for some years I Flew her from 1971 to 73 in Ansett PNG colours.
Only MMF came up to us from Perth in her original silver scheme with Mackey Miller on the side. She still had her name Fortescue on the nose.

[cac_sabre]

Yes I think it is, but I recall her as being reregistered as something C2? Nauru? Romeo November Seven (RN7) I have pictures somewhere if you want them

[Stationair8]

Anyone know the flight time and routing for the DC-3 when it was doing the Argyle run?

Wasn't TBS nicknamed "Too Bloody Short"?

[Stationair8]

Anyone have a photo of Air North's DC-3 VH-CAN?

[NAMD]

It was "Total Bucket of S**t" by the time I worked on it..... :}

[cac_sabre]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/topend1.jpg

[conflict alert]

Doesn't have the co-pilot's arm sticking out the window as in the top photo. Is that a little harder to do? :}

[Dora-9]

My very first "airline office", when she was the gleaming, highly polished bare-metal "RMA Ashburton".

Mind you, they took the arm rests off the FO/s seat to save weight!

Memories!.

[cac_sabre]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/fortescue6.jpg

[Dreamflyer1000]

Nice work buddy! Impressive.

[Heavy Cargo]

VH-MMF is nearly ready to fly again first time since 1977. Following full restoration at Bankstown.:cool:

[cac_sabre]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/sabrejet/at1.jpg

[Heavy Cargo]

Both Air Tasmania (Ansett colours) and MM Airlines paint were still on it when it was paint stripped a couple years back. It is now in green warbird colours..:)

[FourStar]

Heavy Cargo, Whats happening with C47 VH-SPY still sitting at Cairns? Is it airworthy?

[Engineer_aus]

HC, did you manage to grab any photos of the stripping process. MMD at the museum still has MMA etched into the fuselage.

[CharlieLimaX-Ray]

Another superb model cac.

The late Terry Burns(founder and CP of Airtasmania) would be suitably impressed.

When did they stop operating the DC-3?

[cac_sabre]

VH-MMF Douglas DC-3 (http://www.aussieairliners.org/dc-3/vh-mmf/vhmmf.html)

[GoGirl]

Thanks for sharing! Great work. I appreciate this, cheers!

GG

[AnyGivenSunday99]

CAC-Sabre - i am guessing that you have completed these models?Wwhat are the chances of getting a few done? Got a couple of aviation stalwarts in the family who i would love to give gifts to.:ok:

[cac_sabre]

The Air North and Air Tas models were built for others.. DC-3s are no problem if you can wat a bit..others well we'll see what you want

cheers
wal

[Stationair8]

CAC-Sabre, once again a fantastic model.

Great to see some of the lesser known companies get a run on your production line!!!!

[Engineer_aus]

I have 1 DC-3 and 1 DC-3/C47 large scale model not made sitting idle in my shed at the moment if someone wants to buy them and get some different livery's applied.