VH-OAS
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Type: L-18-56 Lodestar C-60A-5-LO
Msn: 2538
Previous Identities:
- 42-56045
- A67-5
- VH-RAE (callsign)
- VH-GRB
- N4849V
- N667 (NTU)
- N1000S (NTU)
- N101S
- XB-SAO
- N102SD (NTU)
- N2786Y
History:
| To United States Army Air Force as C-60A-5-LO serial 42-56045 | |
| 27JUL43 | Delivered ex Lockheed. (Source: MAC Air Case 200. NAA via Gordon Birkett) |
| 11AUG43 | Arrived Long Beach. (Source: MAC Air Case 200. NAA via Gordon Birkett) |
| 15AUG43 | Departed Long Beach. (Source: MAC Air Case 200. NAA via Gordon Birkett) |
| 23AUG43 | Received at 3AD, Amberley ex USA as A67-5. Allotted to 37SQN same day for removal of long range trans-Pacific tanks. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 28AUG43 | Received at 37SQN ex 3AD. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 01SEP43 | Allocated callsign VH-RAE. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 15JUN44 | Departed Archerfield for transport duties. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 16DEC44 | Port engine failure. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 22FEB45 | Allotted to 1AD, Laverton ex 37SQN for modification for use by the Governor-General. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 23FEB45 | Received at 1AD ex 37SQN. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 18MAR45 | Received at 1 Communications Unit ex 1AD. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 10APR45 | Held at 1CU for use by the Minister for Air. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 12JUN45 | Allotted to 7AD, Tocumwal for trial repairs to fuel tanks. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 14JUN45 | Received at 7AD ex 1CU. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 16JAN46 | Work to cease. Aircraft to be stored under Cat D. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 08FEB46 | Stored at 7AD (later Care and Maintenance Unit) (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 03FEB47 | Sold to Mr. G. Board, c/- S. Godden, Potts Point, NSW for £1,000. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 15MAR47 | Issued to purchaser. (Source: RAAF Status Card) |
| 17SEP47 | Application for CofR by Gregory Richmond Board of Bellevue Hill, NSW. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 19SEP47 | Application for CofA by Gregory Richmond Board of Bellevue Hill, NSW. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 01OCT47 | CofA 1346 issued as VH-GRB. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 11OCT47 | Aircraft arrived at Mascot from Singapore with a crew of 4 and 15 passengers. (Source: NAA C3458/2 Rolls 2 & 4 Inward Passengers) |
| 13DEC47 | Arrived at Mascot from Athens, Greece. The pilot, Greg Board, wrote the name "Singapore Clipper" on the passenger manifest but it is not known if this name was ever painted on the aircraft. (Source: NAA C3458/2 Rolls 2 & 4 Inward Passengers) |
| 23DEC47 | CofR 1430 issued as VH-GRB. (Fees hadn't been paid, hence the different date of issue to that of the CofA.) (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 18MAR48 | Arrived at Mascot from Rome and Athens. The pilot, Greg Board, wrote the name "Jade Star" on the passenger manifest but it is not known if this name was ever painted on the aircraft. (Source: NAA C3458/2 Rolls 2 & 4 Inward Passengers) |
| 08APR48 | Change of ownership to New Holland Airways, Potts Point, NSW. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 14APR48 | Aircraft departed Mascot at 1300 hours for Athens. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 20SEP49 | CofA expired. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 12APR50 | Letter from Australian National Airways that Gregory William Hanlon, who trades as New Holland Airways, is indebted to ANA and that they have a Bill of Sale over the aircraft. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| JUN50 | Captain Ron W. Howitt, who had been manager of New Holland Airways, joined Overland Air Services by this date as Chief Pilot and Operations Manager. (Source: G. Goodall) |
| 01AUG50 | Change of ownership to Overland Air Services Pty Ltd, Condoblin, NSW and change of registration to VH-OAS. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 11APR51 | Change of address for Overland Air Services to Hangar 2, Lords Road, Mascot, NSW. (Source: List of defunct companies held at State Records, Kingswood, NSW) |
| 27AUG51 | Aircraft taxied into a DCA fire trailer at Bathurst, damaging a prop. (Pilot: R.W. Howitt). Aircraft returned to service the same day. (Source: NAA MP113/1 VH/OAS Part 1) |
| 10APR52 | OAS went into voluntary liquidation. Charles A. Law appointed liquidator. (Source: List of defunct companies held at State Records, Kingswood, NSW) |
| 26FEB53 | Bill of Sale to Aviation Export Co Inc as VH-OAS. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 16MAR53 | Bill of Sale from Aircraft Sales Ltd to Dorothy Clemente as N4849V. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) ("The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson gives the purchaser's name as Dorothy Converso). |
| 30MAR53 | Liquidator of Overland Air Services wrote to DCA to advise that (among other things) Lodestar VH-OAS had been sold for £4,700. (NAA via G. Goodall) |
| 08JUL53 | Liquidator wrote to DCA requesting that the aircraft be removed from the register as it has been sold to Aviation Export Co Inc, Los Angeles, USA. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 08JUL53 | An undated letter from DCA to the FAA (received on 20JUL53) confirms that the aircraft was struck off Australian Register on 08JUL53. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 18FEB54 | Bill of Sale from Dorothy Clemente to Aviation Export Co. Ltd. Inc. One Clair M. Waterbury was both a partner in Aircraft Sales Ltd. and president of Aviation Export Co. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| FEB54 | A planned conversion to a Pressurised Lodestar was apparently not proceeded with. (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson) |
| 19FEB54 | Bill of Sale from Aviation Export Co. Ltd. to Roy Gordon. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 01APR54 | Letter from Aviation Export to FAA requests that N4849V be re-registered N667. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 28JUN54 | Bill of Sale from Roy Gordon to Interstate Aircraft Co. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 18NOV54 | Potter Aircraft Service cable the FAA requesting that the aircraft be re-registered N1000S. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 22DEC54 | Bill of Sale from Interstate Aircraft Co. to Utex Exploration Co Inc. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 15JUN56 | Certificate of Registration corrected to show N101S. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 12FEB58 | Underwent Howard mods (ACA-337) (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 01DEC58 | Underwent Howard mods (ACA-337) (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 22MAY59 | Bill of Sale from Utex Exploration to Howard Aero Inc. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 23MAY59 | Bill of Sale from Howard Aero Inc. to Celanese Corp of America. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 30DEC59 | Converted to a Howard 250 (ACA-337) (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 05APR67 | To J.P. Silva. (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson) |
| 06APR67 | Celanese cable the FAA requesting that N101S be cancelled as the aircraft has been transferred to Celanese Mexicana SA as XB-SAO. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 12MAY74 | Grounded. Flown to Pullman-Moscow Airport, WA about same date. (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson) |
| 14DEC77 | Cancelled from the Mexican register. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 05NOV82 | Bill of Sale from Capt. Sergio Ariza Lizana to Westernair of Albuquerque, NM. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 13NOV82 | Dale's Flying Service of Palouse, Washington write to the FAA stating that the aircraft has been grounded since 12MAY74 and has been in their custody for the past 5 years, still marked as XB-SAO. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 02DEC82 | Re-registered N2786Y. (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson) |
| 09DEC82 | Allotted registration N102SD but this was not taken up. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 25JAN84 | Bill of Sale from Westernair to Pedro Pables. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| 26JUL84 | To CBI Aircraft Inc. (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson) |
| 19SEP84 | Bill
of Sale (undated) from Pedro Pables to CBI Aircraft received by the
FAA on this date. Pedro Pables was Vice-President of CBI Aircraft.
(Source: FAA, Washington, USA) Note that "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson has the date of sale as 26JUL84 (see above). |
| 87 | Noted carrying the name "Maya". (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson) |
| 14FEB90 | Bill of Sale from CBI Aircraft to Peter Pess. Registration shown as N2786Y. (Source: FAA, Washington, USA) |
| APR99 | Reported parked at Albuquerque, NM |
| 26APR02 | Photographed at Albuquerque by John Vogel (see above) |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 26JUN06 |
Added
delivery details thanks to Gordon Birkett.
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| 8 | 06MAR06 |
Additional
references to Overland Air Services at JUN50 and 30MAR53. Thanks
to Geoff Goodall.
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| 7 | 13JUL04 |
Added
a rare photo of the aircraft as VH-OAS with Overland Air Services.
Thanks to Peter Anderson and Geoff Goodall.
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| 6 | 22JAN04 |
Added
several events extracted from various sources by Chris O'Neill.
Added several references from the RAAF Status Card. Added several references from "The Lockheed Twins" by Peter Marson. Added several references from the FAA files in Washington thanks to Gary Killion and Gordon Reid. All of these entries are shown with sources. |
| 5 | 08MAY02 |
Added
recent sighting at Albuquerque.
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