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Douglas DC-3 and C-47 in Tanzania
Formerly Tanganyika
Indigo Aviation
5H-DAK and 5H-LVR
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C/N 9581
Douglas DC-3 5H-DAK of Indigo Aviation at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, April 2009.
The aircraft is named Wave Dance
Ex ZS-GPL
Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 9581
Douglas DC-3 5H-DAK
Taken at her home base on Zanzibar on the evening of 6 December 2009
The aircraft is named Wave Dance
Ex ZS-GPL
Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 9581
Douglas DC-3 5H-DAK
Taken at her home base on Zanzibar in the early morning of 7th December 2009, prior to the departure of the schedule (Zanzibar - Dar es Salaam - Mbeya - Iringa - Dar es Salaam - Zanzibar) for the day.
Photograph: Brendan Odell
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C/N 9581
5H-DAK
Indigo Aviation
8 August 2009
Photograph: Erns Conradie
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C/N 9581
5H-DAK
Indigo Aviation
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp 14 cylinder double row air cooled radial 1250 bhp
15 August 2009
Photograph: Erns Conradie
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C/N 9581
5H-DAK
Indigo Aviation
The aerial shot is myself, John-Martin Venter, taking the pic from my Cherokee 235 whilst Captain Nols Harding is flying the DC-3 from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
3 March 2009
Photograph: John-Martin Venter
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C/N 9581
5H-DAK
Indigo Aviation
27 July 2010
Photograph: Duncan Kirk
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5H-DAK
Indigo Aviation
27 July 2010
Photograph: Duncan Kirk
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C/N 32592
5H-TBI
Originally VR-TBI and later became 5H-TBI when East Africa changed their aircraft registration code.
Departing the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
Photograph: Colin Shedden (ex pilot of 5H-TBI)
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
Photograph: John Miller
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
Photograph: John Miller
Airframe history: Ray Watts
44-76260 USAAF First flight 5/2/1945
KN309 RAF Delivered to RAF Nassau 16/2/1945
KN309 RAF Allocated to SE Asia Command 13/5/1945
KN309 RAF Allocated to 48 Sqn 13/5/1945
KN309 RAF Allocated to 110 Sqn 20/6/1951
KN309 RAF Allocated to 22MU and delivered to the UK 15/6/1952
Offered for sale
VR-TBI Williamson Diamond Mines Tanganyika Delivered 24/7/1953
5H-TBI Williamson Diamond Mines Tanganyika Re-registered Jan 1965
N88882 DA Egli, Fabians TX Sold (date unknown) and cancelled from US register 11/10/1977
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
-3° 31' 17.13", +33° 36' 56.12" Williamson Diamond mine (opens in Google Maps or copy co-ordinates into Google Earth)
10 October 1995.
www.mwadui.com Richard Hide website about Mwadui
www.mwadui.co.uk David Seall website about Mwadui
www.wdmwadui.talktalk.net/myweb Stuart Maughan website about Mwadui
Photograph: Omer Mees
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
-3° 31' 17.13", +33° 36' 56.12" Williamson Diamond mine (opens in Google Maps or copy co-ordinates into Google Earth))
10 October 1995.
www.mwadui.com Richard Hide website about Mwadui
www.mwadui.co.uk David Seall website about Mwadui
www.wdmwadui.talktalk.net/myweb Stuart Maughan website about Mwadui
Photograph: Omer Mees
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
-3° 31' 17.13", +33° 36' 56.12" Williamson Diamond mine (opens in Google Maps or copy co-ordinates into Google Earth)
10 October 1995.
www.mwadui.com Richard Hide website about Mwadui
www.mwadui.co.uk David Seall website about Mwadui
www.wdmwadui.talktalk.net/myweb Stuart Maughan website about Mwadui
Photograph: Omer Mees
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
-3° 31' 17.13", +33° 36' 56.12" Williamson Diamond mine (opens in Google Maps or copy co-ordinates into Google Earth)
10 October 1995.
www.mwadui.com Richard Hide website about Mwadui
www.mwadui.co.uk David Seall website about Mwadui
www.wdmwadui.talktalk.net/myweb Stuart Maughan website about Mwadui
Photograph: Omer Mees
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
-3° 31' 17.13", +33° 36' 56.12" Williamson Diamond mine (opens in Google Maps or copy co-ordinates into Google Earth)
1997
Photograph: David Seall
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
-3° 31' 17.13", +33° 36' 56.12" Williamson Diamond mine (opens in Google Maps or copy co-ordinates into Google Earth)
1997
Photograph: David Seall
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C/N 32592
N88882
ex 5H-TBI
At the Mwadui airstrip near the Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania
-3° 31' 17.13", +33° 36' 56.12" Williamson Diamond mine (opens in Google Maps or copy co-ordinates into Google Earth)
1997
Photograph: David Seall
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Colin Shedden, retired Williamson Diamond Mine DC-3 Captain, wrote...
You may be interested to know that we bought ZS-DHX c/n 32656 from the South African Company Wenela, their principle usage was to bring native labour to the mines from elsewhere in Africa. It was renamed VR-TBJ. One thing I particularly remember was the seats. They were small with low backs and were used in RSA so as to get the maximum number of seats within the aircraft.
With regards,
Colin Shedden
21 January 2010
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DC-3 In Africa