RAAF CARIBOU
A4 – 235
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AIRCRAFT |
ARRIVAL DATE |
CURRENT STATUS |
NOTES |
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A4-235 |
21 August 1965 |
Withdrawn from service |
7 Dec 1965 Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VM-JMV)
6 Aug 1965 Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond
21 Aug 1965 Assigned to 38 Squadron
Early 1990’s Painted white for UN operations in Cambodia
23 Nov 1991 Over ran strip at Scott’s Peak during STOL Training. Nose wheel collapsed when aircraft entered creek at the end of the strip.
Unknown Withdrawn from service and broken down for parts.
Last Reported Hulk remains at RAAF Amberley.
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OTHER NOTES: (Ref www.adf-serials.com)
1. Delivered to RAAF 08/65.
2. Received a white colour scheme in preparation for UN duties in the Cambodian elections in
the early 90s however the Blackhawks ended up going instead.
3. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in numerous flood relief missions Australia
wide.
4. While conducting a STOL training excercise into Scotts Peak TAS, 235 ran off the end of the
strip and resulted in the nose wheel collapsing in a watery ditch. The aircraft was repaired
and flown back to Richmond, then Amberly on 03/04/92 with gear locked down.
5. Currently stored at Amberley and allocated to the proposed Ipswich Amberley Aviation
Museum.
