RAAF CARIBOU
A4 – 228
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AIRCRAFT |
ARRIVAL DATE |
CURRENT STATUS |
NOTES |
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A4-228 |
June 1965 |
To be disposed |
28 May 1965 Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-JME)
11 Jun 1965 Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond
25 Jun 1965 Assigned to 38 Squadron
Oct 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" 1973.
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Flew trials on the 02 July 1973 to determine single engine absolute ceiling performance in the PNG area.
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Represented the RAAF at the Avalon Airshow 1992.
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At Six Mile Reservoir near Noosa Qld on 14 April 1993 the crew was conducting a STOL trainer when it impacted with a tree damaging the left hand wing.
- A4-228 was the first RAAF Caribou to be placed into long term storage at Oakey QLD on the 13 May 2009.
