41-2217
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| Type: | L-222-62-13 Lightning F-4-1-LO |
| MSN: | 5435 |
History:
| 01FEB42 | Received by USAAF. (Source: 4) |
| 03AUG42 | Received Long Beach. (Source: 4) |
| 06AUG42 | Received Lowry (8th PRS). (Source: 4) |
| 19SEP42 | Received Colorado Springs. (Source: 4) |
| 23SEP42 | Received Sacramento Air Depot. (Source: 4) |
| 04OCT42 | Departed the USA by sea for Australia (Fifth Air Force SWPA) (Source: 4) |
| 04NOV42 | Received SUMAC (Fifth Air Force SWPA). (Source: 4) |
| 21DEC42 | "Old John G. (Rummy) Foster rejoined us today. He almost made the trip yesterday, but got within 40 miles of the coast and was forced to turn back because of a violent tropical storm. Something of a record, 5 hr. and 15 min. of flying, and there still remained 216 gallons in the tanks. He made it today, arriving at 1415 with ship '2217', a new ship to the squadron, but nevertheless a F-4 of the same undependable quality." (Source: 11) |
| 08FEB44 | Three F-4 Lightnings, 41-2130, 41-2139 and 41-2217 were allotted to RAAF by Fifth Air Force HQ. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 31MAR44 | Advice from Forward Echelon that three Lightnings are being prepared for flight at Port Moresby. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 21APR44 | Advice from Forward Echelon that three Lightnings will be ferried to 3AD Amberley on or about 30APR44. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 15MAY44 | Lightnings 41-2217 and 41-2156 arrived at Amberley but were rejected by the RAAF owing to their poor condition. The third Lightning force landed at Rockhampton but its identity is unknown. Evidently 41-2156 was substituted for either 41-2130 or 41-2139.(Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 26SEP44 | Condemned as salvage by Fifth Air Force, Brisbane. (Source: 4) |
| 05DEC44 | Struck off by USAAF. (Source: 4) |
SOURCES
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1
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Log book of Flt Lt F.H.W. Robilliard via his son Iain Robilliard. |
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2
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Log Book of Flt Lt W.H.S. Talberg via David Vincent |
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3
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Log Book of Sqn Ldr R.M. Green via David Vincent |
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4
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USAAF History Card for 41-2158 accessed by Terry Geary. |
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5
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RAAF Unit History sheets (Form A50) [Operations Record Book - Forms A50 and A51] 1 PRU Number 87 Squadron Jun 42 - Oct 53. NAA: A9186, 118 |
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6
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Operations Record Book No 51 Operational Base Unit, Groote Eylandt via Phil Vabre. |
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7
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RAAF Form E/E88 (Status Card) |
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8
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Listing compiled by a CAC employee, Bill Audsley, and published in Aviation Heritage the journal of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia (AHSA) Vol 22 No 4. |
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9
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Mosquito Monograph by David Vincent. |
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10
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Log Book of FLGOFF P.B. Jones, RAAF. |
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11
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The Eight Ballers by John Stanaway & Bob Rocker. Schiffer Publishing 1999 |
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12
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Log Book of Sqn Ldr Geoff Atherton. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 01APR16 |
Refreshed
page layout with no change to data.
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| 2 | 05MAY14 |
Minor
changes to page layout.
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| 1 | 22FEB04 |
Original
issue. Drawn from USAAF Aircraft History Card supplied by
Terry Geary and NAA Series A11093 Item
3081559 .
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