RAAF CARIBOU
A4 – 225
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AIRCRAFT |
ARRIVAL DATE |
CURRENT STATUS |
NOTES |
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A4-225 |
June 1965 |
To be disposed |
28 May 1965 Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-JMA)
11 Jun 1965 Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond
25 Jun 1965 Assigned to 38 Squadron
Nov 2009 Retired from service, this aircraft was put into short term storage at Oakey ARMY Base, 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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Served with 38 Sqn - Det "A" in Papua New Guinea.
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Still with Det "A" on 13 November 1970, the crew of this aircraft confirmed the position of a wartime aircraft wreck that had been reported. This wreck was later found to be an RAAF Dakota missing since 1945 (identity unknown at this time).
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Sent to Townsville to help out after Cyclone Althea 24 December 1971.
- Retired to storage Oakey ARMY Base, QLD in November 2009 awaiting disposal.
