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Old 6th January 2011, 05:25 PM
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Default 75th Anniversary of the DC 3 flight

Here is my trip report from the flight on DC 3 VH-TMQ on the 17th December 2010.

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...d.main/182646/
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Old 6th January 2011, 07:17 PM
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Great stuff Ryan.

Just a year ago (ish) (April 2010) a family group of mine did the DC3 trip to King Island.

Wonderful day I swear.

Your photos and recollections are spot on I reckon.

We HAD SUCH A smooth flight each way, we were SO lucky I concede.

Thanks Ryan.

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My travels in the dc3 have been in all types of weather conditions and have enjoyed every hour i have spent flying in one.Rain hail or shine they keep ongoing.The Dc three's i have spent time in include VH-ABR,VH-CAN,VH-UPQ,VH-MIN.
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Reading this, now more than ever, makes me want to do the King Island trip... Especially after seeing it with Jayden on a recent spotting day to Melbourne & Essendon!!
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Old 8th January 2011, 10:24 AM
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Do it Bernie.

It is a great day.

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Old 8th January 2011, 05:42 PM
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King Island magic place to visit.Better if you can do it overnight.The motel is great good food and great ****.The old managers down there when we went looked after us really well.
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Raymond,

we didnt get that opportunity, but I LIKE your idea and totally, totally agree with your post.

Bernie maybe another idea for you!

The DC3's dont fly a normal ops to KNS.

It's usually Rex from the mainland, or King Island Airlines from Moorabbin.

I think its Tasair from Tassie, I may well be maybe very wrong on that point.


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Does help when you have your own DC3 to go flying around in.The trip i did was with the Ansett Historical group.We looked after VH-ABR for many years and it was organised as an overnight.Many great trips and airshows was done inside VH-ABR,
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A video from the flight. Not mine, but I will post it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI_9JdWTXQ
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