1945 MD Helicopters DC-3Multi-Engine Piston Aircraft • Victoria, Australia

This 1945 McDonnell Douglas DC-3, registered VH-OVM, is presented for sale as a going concern for $1.25M AUD. Known as 'Melbourne’s Gooney Bird,' it is noted as the only DC-3 flying commercially in Australia and has been operating over Melbourne for more than thirty-five years. The airframe has a total time of 14,000 hours and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines; the left engine has 784 hours since overhaul with 416 hours remaining to its 1200-hour TBO, while the right engine has 1,040 hours since overhaul with 160 hours remaining to TBO.

The sale includes an extensive spares inventory, which features a zero-time engine. The...