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1943 |
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Constructed as an UC-64A. |
6 December 1943 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-5280.
Shipped to Australia. |
7 March 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A71-13. |
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Transferred to No. 3 Aircraft Depot, Amberley, Queensland. |
17 January 1946 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Received at 7AD Tocumwal ex 4CU for storage under cover. |
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Photographer: Neville Parnell Collection
Notes: A71-13 at RAAF Tocumwal in 1946, after arrival for storage |
28 November 1947 |
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To Kingsford Smith Aviation Service, Mascot NSW. |
18 November 1948 |
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To Gibbes Sepik Airways, Wewak, Papua New Guinea with new c/r VH-BNE. |
November 1948 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Refuelling at a Queensland airfield on the ferry flight from Sydney to New Guinea in November 1948. Bobby Gibbes is carrying supplies, possibly for the 10 lambs he had on board the Norseman |
13 November 1953 |
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Involved in an incident.
Overturned on landing Telefomin when a wheel struck a soft spot on the strip. Captain Robin Gray and another Gibbes Sepik Airways pilot Roy Shaw were unhurt, but the passenger who was seated on bags of rice suffered a broken leg. |
29 June 1957 |
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Involved in an incident.
Overturned during forced landing in swamp at Lake Kopiago while air-dropping supplies to patrol officer patrol.Pilot Helly Tschuchnigg and 3 drop crew received minor injuries. They were rescued from an area of constant native tribal fighting by Qantas floatplane Beaver VH-EAU which landed on the tiny lake. |
July 1957 |
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Photographer: James Sinclair
Notes: After the crash at Lake Kopiagu, New Guinea in July 1957. The aircraft was dismantled and carried out in pieces by a team of 120 native carriers and returned to service. |
18 June 1959 |
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To Mandated Airlines Ltd, Lae, Papua New Guinea with new c/r VH-GSD. |
18 March 1960 |
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Involved in an incident.
Overturned during forced landing Ialibu airstrip.Accident report: The pilot noticed a drop in fuel pressure when committed to continue a takeoff and used the wobble pump to obtain a height of 200 feet. He attempted to return to the strip but engine power failed completely and the aircraft overturned on rough terrainThe pilot John Sutcliffe sustained minor injuries. |
12 September 1960 |
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Civil registration, VH-GSD, cancelled. |
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