RAAF CARIBOU
A4 – 204
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AIRCRAFT |
ARRIVAL DATE |
CURRENT STATUS |
NOTES |
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A4-204 |
December 1964 |
To be disposed |
26 Oct 1964 Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-JMT)
Nov 1964 Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond
Dec 1964 Assigned to 38 Squadron
Nov 2009 Retired from service this aircraft was dismantled by Australian Aerospace and the fuselage is stored at Eagle Farm airport in Brisbane Queensland, with the tail and outer wings stored at Meeandah, Queensland.
This aircraft is awaiting disposal by public tender which closed on the 1st March 2011.
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OTHER NOTES: (Ref www.adf-serials.com)
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Represented the RAFF at the RAAF Laverton Airshow 18 April 1971, Mangalore Airshow 1993 and was a Static Display at the Avalon Airshow in 2007.
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Used by 38 Sqn during numerous flood relief operations Australia wide.
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Carried out a handling display in front of a crowd of over 40,000 people as No. 38 Sqn’s contribution to RAAF Richmond’s open day on the 10 October 2005.
- Noted in dismantled state outside Aerospace Australia at Brisbane Airport November 2009. Still there September 2010 condition reported as "dumped".
