RAAF CARIBOU

A4 – 234

AIRCRAFT

ARRIVAL DATE

CURRENT STATUS

NOTES

A4-234

21 August 1965

To be disposed

7 Dec 1965

Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-LWH)

6 Aug 1965

Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond

21 Aug 1965

Assigned to 38 Squadron

May 1970

Stationed in Vietnam until Feb 1972

Oct 2009

Retired from service, this aircraft was put into short term storage at Oakey ARMY Base, Queensland.

This aircraft is awaiting disposal by restricted tender which closed on the 1^st March 2011.

Oct 2011
NEW OWNER of A4-234 is HARS. Aircraft departed Oakey with minimal maintenance required.

234 will join the flying fleet of HARS so the public will remember the Caribou

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

Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam May 70 - Feb 72.
Retired to storage Oakey ARMY Base, QLD on the 7th September 2009.
Oct 2011
NEW OWNER of A4-234 is HARS. Aircraft departed Oakey with minimal maintenance required.

234 will join the flying fleet of HARS so the public will remember the Caribou

IMAGES OF A4–234

234 at Avalon 2013

HARS Caribou A4-234 arriving at the Avalon Airshow 2013.

A4-234 wowing crowds at Avalon 2013

HARS Caribou A4-234 WOWING the crowds at Avalon 2013
(Caribou Cargo Director Paul Strike waving from top hatch)
Photo - Scott McNichol (Caribou Jockey)