
VH-INB
'Croana'
c/n 9285
Photographs from the Peter Gates
collection.
Formerly a Douglas C-47A-20-DL
(42-23423), this aircraft became one of the first RAAF
Dakotas, being A65-5 (call sign
VHCTE). It spent much of its civilian life in routes
emanating
from Adelaide, and in 1958 was
sold to Guinea Airways. In 1958 Guinea decided to re-
register all its aircraft, and
VH-INB became VH-GAL.
However, just over a year later, in
January 1960, it
was back as VH-INB when ATA's Airlines of South Australia began oper-
ations. .
In its final days it did a stint with Airlines of NSW and
then reverted to the parent,
Ansett-ANA, in whose livery Peter Gates' second image, below,
it is illustrated. VH-INB
was finally broken up at Essendon in 1967. Greg Banfield's
shot, at
the foot of the page,
shows -INB with Airlines of N.S.W.at Mascot in 1964.

