Fred de Ruiter asked me to help identify this DC-3 he'd seen at Surabaya, Indonesia on 03Jul10. The tailnumber shows PK-IAJ but he found no mention of it on the internet.

I hope someone may be able to identify 'PK-IAJ' EMAIL
Could this be PK-IBA (c/n 12652) reported with faded Bouraq/Bali Air titles in early-2000 at Naval Air Base TNI-LAUT Juanda, Indonesia? Its condition was described as 'wfu, no engines'. Because this aircraft was last reported on 17Jan05 to be near end of runway at Surabaya ('wfu')!
The DC-3 book by Air-Britain (2006) 'The First Seventy Years' has c/n 12652 PK-IBA at Surabaya, reported Mar94-(Jan05).
But PK-IAJ seems clearly readable (failed preservation project?) and what signifies the large 'A' on the tail?
Alexandre Avrane responded (aug.2010):
"These are faked livery and registration. The orange ghost has been repainted in blue, reasons unknown. Compare with:
http://gallerysk.fotopic.net/p55537344.html
Obviously same aircraft. Painted as Aviantara Air which never existed as a virtual airline for a full-size crash exercise in 10/08, see also:
http://foto.detik.com/readfoto/2008/10/30/114806/1028384/473/1/pesawat-aviantara-air-terbakar
http://surabaya.detik.com/images/content/2008/10/30/473/Pesawat_insert.jpg
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