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| Keywords: Douglas DC-5.jpeg A United States Army Air Force C-110 VH-CXA transport aircraft used to carry supplies from Australia to New Guinea Four DC-5s were purchased by the Netherlands and all four were used to evacuate civilians from Java to Australia in 1942 One was damaged at Kemajoran airport Batavia on 9 February 1942 and was captured by the Japanese and later test flown at Tachikawa air force base The surviving three aircraft were operated by the Allied Directorate of Air Transport and were given the USAAF designation of C-110 <br> Note The DC-5 c/n 428 was delivered as PH-AXE to the Dutch KLM airline then became PK-ADB with KNILM It received the civil registry VH-CXA and was badly damaged at Parafield South Australia on 17 August 1942 Parts were used to rebuilt VH-CXC http //aviation-safety net/wikibase/wiki php id 69125 150503 1942-08 Damien Peter Parer PD-Australia frame cropped Douglas DC-5 New Guinea campaign Black and white photographs of aircraft Damien Parer | ||||
