Easy Mystery Plane Quiz - Dec 11

[seacue]

The season of good cheer is upon us, thus an easy mystery plane this time.

SC

[BEagle]

Junkers G31go, constructor’s number 3012....

Next please!

[seacue]

How could it have been easier?

But tell us more about this individual, probably modified, plane...

[BEagle]

I have to admit to Googling for the answer!

More info here:

http://www.michie.net/trevor/vh-uou(1).html

[seacue]

Wasn't there a German New Guinea colony right up to the Great War (WW-I)? That might have had some influence in the selection of the Junkers a little over a decade later.

[sycamore]

Bit of info on the Ju-31; 4 were operated between 1931-42 in PNG between Lae, Wau, and Bulolo, to lift in all sorts of freight, cars, trucks , cows. horses, and all the gold dredging equipment for the goldfields. The roof of the cabin was detachable for the larger items, and it could lift 3.5 tons at a time over a short distance(<50nm). The 3 a/c were named Peter, Paul, and Pat, operated by BuloloGold,and the 4th by Guinea Aiways.Nearly 41000 tons airlifted in, in 11 years.

[Spodman]

Flown like you would drive a (tough) truck, until they fell apart. Nice replica of a similar craft at the RAAF Association Musuem, Bull Creek WA?