There were two
VH-ANKs. Both were named 'Lutana'
The first (c/n 13906) was
re-registered
VH-AVL and is covered under that entry.
The second (shown above)
was a
C-47A-50-DL (c/n 9999) built for the
USAAF as
42-24137 and flown to the South East Asia
theatre of war whereby it
was transferred to the RAAF
as A65-17, with
the call sign
VHCTQ. After use by
Guinea Airways under ADAT control with the call sign changed to VH-CTQ
(see
VH-ANH),
it was civilianized for ANA in 1946, but crashed at
Mt. Crawney, NSW
on 2
September 1948. Photographs of it are, therefore, extremely
rare and I am deeply
indebted to
John Wilson for this Gus Grulke shot
taken at Archerfield, Brisbane, circa
1947.
.