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RAAF CARIBOU

A4 – 231

 

AIRCRAFT

ARRIVAL DATE

CURRENT STATUS

NOTES

A4-231

June 1965

To be disposed

 

1 Jun 1965

Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-JMK)

 

11 Jun 1965

Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond

 

25 Jun 1965

Assigned to 38 Squadron

 

Oct 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. Used by 38 Sqn during numerous flood relief operations Australia wide.
     
  2. Represented the RAAF during the Avalon Airshow 1997.
     
  3. Served with Interfet in East Timor.
     
  4. Flown to Oakey 23 June 2009 and placed into storage as the 2nd RAAF Caribou in Storage.