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THE HISTORY OF P2-ANQ Posted by W Moore.
This article acknowledges that for the most part, it was compiled from information on the web site of www.michie.net where other interesting aviation history articles can be found.
The C47 (DC3), P2-ANQ with the name of “Larrry Blackman” attached, is mounted on display outside the Air Niugini Head Office at Jackson’s Field (airport) Port Moresbv. It is there as a monument to all the airmen who have given their lives flying in Papua New Guinea.
There are four plaques mounted on the poles supporting the aircraft.
The plaque removed from the aircraft reads:
This DC3 Skyliner entered service with Tans Australian Airlines on the 27th September 1965 on regular passenger operations in Papua New Guinea.
For the annals of aviation history and the general interest of the travelling public it is recorded that this is the original aircraft presented by General Dwight D. Eisenhower to General Bernard Montgomery in 1945 for his personal use throughout Europe.
Prior to entering TAA service, it was the personal executive V.I.P. aircraft of the Greek shipping Magnate, Stampos Niarchos and had only logged 4543 hours - - probably the lowest total number of flying hours of any DC-3 flying in the world today.
P2-ANQ was built as a 26 seat VIP transport in 1943 by the Douglas Aircraft Company at their Oklahoma City plant. The serial number of the aircraft is 27110 and the model is C47B-20-DK. It became 43-49849 for the United States Arm Air Corps. Along with many other C-47s it was transferred to the Royal Air Force becoming known as KN241 as a Dakota 4 and presented to the British General Bernard Montgomery “Monty” by the American Supreme Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Monty used the aircraft extensively throughout the European campaign during the last year of the Second World War.
After the war the aircraft was retired in July 1953 and was registered as G-AMZH. It was put into service as a personal VIP carrier for Greek shipping magnate Stavos Niachos. It was actually registered in his wife’s name - Mrs. E. L. Niarchos. During this time it was operated by Transair on behalf of the Niarchos Shipping line. When Transair became part of British United Airways in July 1960, the DC3 was transferred to the company’s Channel Islands Airway Division. It was later sold to Handley Page Ltd in May 1965.
Mr T.D. (Mike) Keegan of Keegan Aviation delivered the aircraft to Essendon Airport (Melbourne - Australia) on the 16th of May 1965 for Trans Australia Airways who had purchased the plane to use on their Sunbird Services in Papua New Guinea.
It was registered on the 22nd of September 1965 as VH-SBW. When VH-SBW was purchased by TAA it had only flown a little over 4500 hours. - This was considered to have been the lowest number of hours logged on any in service DC3 at that time.
On entering Papua New Guinea service the plane was named “Jim Taylor” after the famous patrol officer who was one of the first white men to ‘discover” the Eastern and Western Highlands during the 1930’s.
The plane became one of the Air Niugini fleet in 1973 after the formation of the airline and in 1976 was registered P2-SBW. In line with Air Niugini policy of registering all their aircraft into the P2-AN block the plane was re-registered as P2-ANQ on the 7th of November 1976.
The DC3 registered as P2-ANQ had flown many thousands of hours in PNG providing safe, reliable and comfortable executive type transport for many passengers who flew in her.
DC3’s were operated by Air Niugini from 1973 until 1977 when they were withdrawn from service as part of a modernisation policy. The last revenue service for P2-ANQ was a charter from Losuia to Port Moresby on the 13th of June 1977 under the command of Captain W. Fuller and N. Kile. Several training flights were carried out after this final revenue flight and the last flight was on the 27th of July 1977 when Captains Fuller and J.Holmes made a local flight. At this stage the plane had only flown 16,473 hours and 40 minutes - relatively few for a DC3.
In 1979 Air Niugini mounted P2-ANQ and named her after a very well-known and highly respected pilot - Larry Blackman. He had commanded that aircraft for many of the 17.000 hours that he flew in DC3’s. The plane was towed to its final resting place on the 11th of February 1979 and hoisted into place on the 21st of February. On the 23rd of February 1979, the Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation Mr Paias Wingti, unveiled a plaque attached to the base of the rear support.
Larry Blackman P2-ANQ Mounted
The Plaque commemorating the purpose of the monument reads:
The aircraft in Air Niugini livery, is mounted as a living memory to all those civil airmen who have given their lives in Papua New Guinea
P2-ANQ with five other Trans Australian Airlines and six Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea Douglas DC3’s entered service with Air Niugini on November 1973
The aircraft that developed Papua New Guinea has earned this resting place
This article acknowledges that for the most part, it was compiled from information on the web site of www.michie.net where other interesting aviation history articles can be found.
The C47 (DC3), P2-ANQ with the name of “Larrry Blackman” attached, is mounted on display outside the Air Niugini Head Office at Jackson’s Field (airport) Port Moresbv. It is there as a monument to all the airmen who have given their lives flying in Papua New Guinea.
There are four plaques mounted on the poles supporting the aircraft.
The plaque removed from the aircraft reads:
This DC3 Skyliner entered service with Tans Australian Airlines on the 27th September 1965 on regular passenger operations in Papua New Guinea.
For the annals of aviation history and the general interest of the travelling public it is recorded that this is the original aircraft presented by General Dwight D. Eisenhower to General Bernard Montgomery in 1945 for his personal use throughout Europe.
Prior to entering TAA service, it was the personal executive V.I.P. aircraft of the Greek shipping Magnate, Stampos Niarchos and had only logged 4543 hours - - probably the lowest total number of flying hours of any DC-3 flying in the world today.
P2-ANQ was built as a 26 seat VIP transport in 1943 by the Douglas Aircraft Company at their Oklahoma City plant. The serial number of the aircraft is 27110 and the model is C47B-20-DK. It became 43-49849 for the United States Arm Air Corps. Along with many other C-47s it was transferred to the Royal Air Force becoming known as KN241 as a Dakota 4 and presented to the British General Bernard Montgomery “Monty” by the American Supreme Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Monty used the aircraft extensively throughout the European campaign during the last year of the Second World War.
After the war the aircraft was retired in July 1953 and was registered as G-AMZH. It was put into service as a personal VIP carrier for Greek shipping magnate Stavos Niachos. It was actually registered in his wife’s name - Mrs. E. L. Niarchos. During this time it was operated by Transair on behalf of the Niarchos Shipping line. When Transair became part of British United Airways in July 1960, the DC3 was transferred to the company’s Channel Islands Airway Division. It was later sold to Handley Page Ltd in May 1965.
Mr T.D. (Mike) Keegan of Keegan Aviation delivered the aircraft to Essendon Airport (Melbourne - Australia) on the 16th of May 1965 for Trans Australia Airways who had purchased the plane to use on their Sunbird Services in Papua New Guinea.
It was registered on the 22nd of September 1965 as VH-SBW. When VH-SBW was purchased by TAA it had only flown a little over 4500 hours. - This was considered to have been the lowest number of hours logged on any in service DC3 at that time.
On entering Papua New Guinea service the plane was named “Jim Taylor” after the famous patrol officer who was one of the first white men to ‘discover” the Eastern and Western Highlands during the 1930’s.
The plane became one of the Air Niugini fleet in 1973 after the formation of the airline and in 1976 was registered P2-SBW. In line with Air Niugini policy of registering all their aircraft into the P2-AN block the plane was re-registered as P2-ANQ on the 7th of November 1976.
The DC3 registered as P2-ANQ had flown many thousands of hours in PNG providing safe, reliable and comfortable executive type transport for many passengers who flew in her.
DC3’s were operated by Air Niugini from 1973 until 1977 when they were withdrawn from service as part of a modernisation policy. The last revenue service for P2-ANQ was a charter from Losuia to Port Moresby on the 13th of June 1977 under the command of Captain W. Fuller and N. Kile. Several training flights were carried out after this final revenue flight and the last flight was on the 27th of July 1977 when Captains Fuller and J.Holmes made a local flight. At this stage the plane had only flown 16,473 hours and 40 minutes - relatively few for a DC3.
In 1979 Air Niugini mounted P2-ANQ and named her after a very well-known and highly respected pilot - Larry Blackman. He had commanded that aircraft for many of the 17.000 hours that he flew in DC3’s. The plane was towed to its final resting place on the 11th of February 1979 and hoisted into place on the 21st of February. On the 23rd of February 1979, the Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation Mr Paias Wingti, unveiled a plaque attached to the base of the rear support.
Larry Blackman P2-ANQ Mounted
The Plaque commemorating the purpose of the monument reads:
The aircraft in Air Niugini livery, is mounted as a living memory to all those civil airmen who have given their lives in Papua New Guinea
P2-ANQ with five other Trans Australian Airlines and six Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea Douglas DC3’s entered service with Air Niugini on November 1973
The aircraft that developed Papua New Guinea has earned this resting place
