That's funny...

[jankees]

can anybody tell me what is remarkable in this pic?

[Cees Donker]

yup, the plane outside the field.

Cees

[DaveB]

Dunno Jan.. is the aircraft you're flying the same as the one in the field on jacks below you?

ATB
DaveB

[ejoiner]

yup, the plane outside the field.

Cees

I took that for a "gate guard" or museum aircraft?

[Daveroo]

the fact you havent spun that big bird into the ground as yet?






*runs for his life........"

[jankees]

ooh, you're all so clever!
DaveB is right, the aircraft on the ground is the same one as I just painted and am taking out for a test flight here.
The whole story: C-47B-30-DK c/n# 32877 44-76545 was built by Douglas and went to the RAAF in april 1945 as A65-84. It flew with 2 ATU with call sign VH-HJM and was later assigned to 34 squadron. After the war, it remained with the RAAF until 1975, when it was one of seven C-47's that were donated to the Papua New Guinea's Defence Force, where it was assigned the serial P2-002. It flew with the PNGDF until the late 1980's, when all C-47's were phased out. The aircraft was retained for display, and can currently been seen standing on pylons at Jackson Airport.

[StormILM]

When I was in Colombia, I saw all kinds of gate guards/static displays of retired FAC aircraft, P-47's, F-86's, T-33's, C-46 & C-47's, retired 707's piled on top of each other awaiting the scrapper's torch yet flying in and out of the field were Basler BT-67's and not far from there, several old C-47's & DC-3's in stark contrast with the modern jets and turbo props. The old Douglas seems the most timeless of vintage birds!

[Timbohobo]

There is actually 3, one is in the Airways hotel, and another on the other side of the airport (over near the WWII revetments)

[cavaricooper]

JanKees-

The old girl is lovely in her new clothes... as usual with your work... but what scenery is that? Looks great too!

Carl