Type: L-14-H2 Super Electra
Msn: 1431
Previous Identities:
VH-ADS "R.M.A. Carmania"
Type: L-14-H2 Super Electra
Msn: 1431
Previous Identities:
| 28APR38 | Construction completed at Burbank. |
| 05MAY38 | Delivered to Northwest Airlines as NC17392. (Fleet Number 92). |
| JUN39 | Sold to Continental Airlines, Denver, Colorado for $80,000. |
| 41 | Sold to W.R. Carpenter & Co., for their Sydney-Rabaul route. |
| 29APR41 | Arrived dismantled at W.R. Carpenter's hangar at Mascot (along with VH-ADT). |
| 19MAY41 | Registration application from W.R. Carpenter & Co., Sydney. |
| 30MAY41 | Entered service Sydney-Rabaul. Crewed by Captain Dick Mant plus a co-pilot and a flight hostess. There were twelve passengers. |
| 03JUN41 | Added to the Australian Register as VH-ADS. Named "R.M.A. Carmania". |
| JUL41 | Damaged in a wheels up landing at Townsville due to hydraulic failure. Temporarily repaired by the RAAF at Townsville and ferried to Essendon via Mascot for repairs by A.N.A. |
| 14AUG41 | Made the first one day trip from Port Moresby to Sydney in 10 hours 40 minutes. (Capt R.O. Mant). |
| DEC41 | Participated in the evacuation of civilians from New Guinea to Cairns. |
| 04JAN42 | Participated in the evacuation of civilians from Rabaul after enemy air raids. |
| JAN42 | Participated in the evacuation of civilians from Wau to Port Moresby and on to Australia. |
| 27JAN42 | A truck backed into the propellor of VH-ADS damaging the prop and cracking the crankcase of the engine. Engineers and spares were flown in on VH-ADT on 30JAN42 and VH-ADS was returned to service on evacuation flights on 02FEB42. |
| 12FEB42 | Returned to Sydney with engine trouble soon after departure. |
| 13FEB42 | Operated Cairns-Wau-Port Moresby-Wau-Cairns on evacuation flights. (Capt K. Jackson). |
| 14FEB42 | Crashed into mangrove swamps in bad weather soon after take-off from Cairns for Wau to uplift evacuees. Captain E.D. Crisp and Captain C. Bernard were killed. |
| FEB42 | Struck off the Register as "Crashed while engaged in military work under direction of RAAF." Subsequently, W.R. Carpenter were paid £25,000 compensation by the War Damages Commission for the loss of the aircraft. |
| Issue | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18FEB00 |
