VR-AAN Douglas DC-3  R4D-1 Skytrain

Previous registration was OD-ABO owned by MEA.

The aircraft was destroyed on 22nd November 1966 at 1220 HRS. 30 persons were killed including the crew, Graham McGlashan and Hassan Din, both of Shell Oil Company, Tim Goschen, the Assistant Adviser at Wahidi, and Amir Mohammed bin Said the State Secretary. Read more here.

The ill-fated VR-AAN taxying at Khormaksar June 1962
Image courtesy Ray Deacon

VR-AAN at Perim Island 1964. All civil aircraft were met by the Inspector of the Armed Police who can be seen in the bottom right-hand corner. Photo by Ingleby J

VR-AAN at Perim Island 1964. Stores being off-loaded onto two DWS Landrovers, with the personnel in the foreground, civilian and military, waiting to board the aircraft. Photo by Ingleby J

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