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C-47

FILE PHOTO: A C-47 (DC3) at Avalon Airshow. Safe to say the aircraft in this story is not in similar condition. Photo by Brian Hartigan, 2005.
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Gooney Bird’s four-day hitch-hike from Albatross to Amberley

08/02/201808/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3801 Views 0 Comments C-47, Dakota, Gooney Bird

A retired Royal Australian Air Force C-47 (DC-3), affectionately known as a Dakota or “Gooney Bird” will be transported from

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