| 20JAN42 |
Export
CofA E-8259 issued.
|
| 31JAN42 |
Delivered
to the Netherlands East Indies Government for the ML/KNIL (Royal Netherlands
Indies Army) as L2-34.
|
| FEB42 |
Shipped
to the NEI but diverted to Australia due to the outbreak of hostilities.
|
| 42 |
Taken
over by the USAAC and given the temporary serial number 42-1302.
|
| 22AUG42 |
Flown
from Townsville to Charters Towers and return by Major Hughes and Alf Humble.
(Extracted from Alf Humble's logbook by Geoff Goodall).
|
| 45 |
Photographed
at Townsville in bare metal with USAAF star insignia, tail number 21302
and "TAD" arrow insignia on fin.
|
| MAR46 |
DCA file
shows UC-40D 42-1302 imported by W.S. Robinson, c/- G. Beohm, Sydney. The
aircraft is located at Eagle Farm, Brisbane and its logs show a total time
of 1,135 hours. The aircraft has been purchased from the U.S. Foreign Disposals
Commission in Manila, Philippines by Associated Airlines Pty Ltd of Essendon,
VIC.
|
| MAY46 |
Ferried
to Fishermens Bend, Melbourne for CofA by CAC.
|
| 10MAY46 |
Registration
application from Associated Airlines specifying 2 crew and 5 passengers.
To be operated in the private category, based Fishermens Bend.
|
| 28NOV46 |
Test flown
at Fishermens Bend by Len Diprose of Associated Airlines. Tailwheel collapsed
on landing.
|
| 04DEC46 |
Next flight
was from Fishermens Bend to Essendon and return by Len Diprose.
|
| 09DEC46 |
Added
to the Australian Register as VH-ASG. Subsequently entered service with
Associated Airlines named "Silver Gull". Operated as an executive aircraft
for Broken Hill Proprietary/Zinc Corp. Based initially at Fishermens Bend
and later at Essendon.
|
| 09MAR50 |
Damaged
in a ground accident at Parafield, SA but subsequently repaired.
|
| 57 |
Based
at Adelaide for several months on mineral surveys with magnetometer "bomb"
under fuselage.
|
| 12APR59 |
Noted
flying at Essendon.
|
| 60 |
Sold to
R.G. Carswell, Archerfield, QLD for £5,000.
|
| NOV60 |
Operated
ex Darwin carrying buffalo meat from station airstrips back to Darwin.
|
| 15MAR61 |
Official
change of ownership to R.G. Carswell, Archerfield, QLD.
|
| APR61 |
Leased
for two weeks by Air Culture Pty Ltd of Perth and used to uplift live crayfish
from Jurien Bay to Perth. (Replacing Avro 19 VH-BIX which had crashed).
|
| APR61 |
The aircraft
returned to Carsair in Darwin.
|
| 21JUL61 |
Flown
from Darwin to Wolner Station and return by Bob Carswell and E.C. Osgood
carrying buffalo meat. (This and following entries extracted from the logbook
of E.C. Osgood by Geoff Goodall).
|
| 05SEP61 |
Darwin
to Wolner Station and return by Carswell and Osgood.
|
| 09SEP61 |
Circuits
at Darwin by Carswell and Osgood.
|
| 21SEP61 |
Darwin
to Wolner Station and return by Osgood.
|
| 22SEP61 |
Circuits
at Darwin by Osgood.
|
| 25SEP61 |
Darwin
to Wolner Station and four other properties and back to Darwin with buffalo
meat by Osgood.
|
| 30SEP61 |
Darwin
to several properties by Osgood.
|
| 02OCT61 |
Darwin
to several properties by Osgood. Daily runs until 09OCT61.
|
| 09OCT61 |
Darwin
to several properties by Osgood. Last flight by Osgood.
|
| 62 |
Change
of ownership to Mrs H.E. Edgar, Metro Station, Springsure, QLD.
|
| 05MAY62 |
Noted
at Mt. Isa, QLD.
|
| 26JUN62 |
Noted
at Charleville, QLD.
|
| OCT62 |
Advertised
for sale by Airwork Company (North Queensland) Pty Ltd, Mt Isa for £7,600.
|
| 30JAN63 |
Noted
at Archerfield in open storage. Still named "Silver Gull".
|
| DEC63 |
Added
to the Malaysian Register as 9M-ANK to Malaysia Air Charter Co Ltd of Kuala
Lumpur. Used to fly workers to mining camps on the Malaysian east coast.
A production list published by the American Aviation Historical Society
shows this aeroplane as having been subsequently re-registered 9V-ANK to
Malaysia Singapore Airlines.
|
| 21DEC63 |
Struck
off the Australian Register.
|
| 26OCT66 |
Crashed
on landing at Bukit Besi, West Malaysia and damaged beyond repair.
|
| 68 |
The dismantled
remains were noted in a hangar at Kuala Lumpur.
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