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RAAF CARIBOU

A4 – 159

 

AIRCRAFT

ARRIVAL DATE

CURRENT STATUS

NOTES

A4-159

13 June 1964

Withdrawn from service

 

13 Apr 1964

Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-LWK)

 

8 May 1964

Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond

 

Jul 1968

Stationed in Vietnam until Jun 1971

 

Unknown

Fuselage at Brisbane Airport, Queensland as a fire fighter's training aid.

 

Unknown

The nose section of A4-159 has been bought by the Queensland Air Museum and relocated to Caloundra with A4-173.  

 

The rest of the fuselage has been sold for scrap.

 

Parts from 159 will help with the rebuild of 173 and later down the track will end up on display itself in some form.

 

 

OTHER NOTES: (Ref www.adf-serials.com)

  1. Arrived in Australia 13 June 1964.