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RAAF CARIBOU

A4 – 225

 

AIRCRAFT

ARRIVAL DATE

CURRENT STATUS

NOTES

A4-225

June 1965

To be disposed

 

28 May 1965

Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-JMA)

 

11 Jun 1965

Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond

 

25 Jun 1965

Assigned to 38 Squadron

 

Nov 2009

Retired from service, this aircraft was put into short term storage at Oakey ARMY Base, Queensland.

 

This aircraft is awaiting disposal by public tender which closed on the 1st March 2011.

 

 

OTHER NOTES: (Ref www.adf-serials.com)

  1. Served with 38 Sqn - Det "A" in Papua New Guinea.
     
  2. Still with Det "A" on 13 November 1970, the crew of this aircraft confirmed the position of a wartime aircraft wreck that had been reported.   This wreck was later found to be an RAAF Dakota missing since 1945 (identity unknown at this time).
     
  3. Sent to Townsville to help out after Cyclone Althea 24 December 1971.
     
  4. Retired to storage Oakey ARMY Base, QLD in November 2009 awaiting disposal.