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RAAF CARIBOU

A4 – 134

 

AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL DATE CURRENT STATUS NOTES

 

 

 

 

A4-134

 

 

 

 

22 April 1964

 

 

 

 

Written Off

 

13 Feb 1964
Accepted from De Havilland - First Caribou for RAAF (Call sign VH-JMA)

17 Mar 1964
Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond

1 Jul 1964
Crashed short of the runway on landing at Nowra Naval Air Station, NSW

Last reported
Fuselage at Bandiana RACT ARMY Museum, Victoria

 

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

  1. One of the first 3 Caribou's delivered on a ferry flight from Toronto Canada to Australia, flight time of just under 97 hours.
     
  2. Arrived at RAAF Richmond 22 April 1964.
     
  3. Accepted by 2AD and transferred to 86 Wing on the 30 April 1964.

 

 

IMAGES OF A4–134 


 

134 on runway at Nowra

 A4-134 after she came to rest on the runway at HMAS Albatross

(Naval Air Station Nowra)

 

 

134 after death

 Fuselage of A4-134 at Bandiana RACT ARMY Museum, Victoria .