ADF-SERIALS
Australian & New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History
RAAF A45 Ford Trimotor
| RAAF.Serial | Aircraft.Type | Const/No. | Aircraft History |
| A45-1 |
Ford 5-AT-C |
5-AT-60 |
Ex G-ABHO and NC401H. Registered VH-UBI 26/10/35 to 06/02/42. Impressed into RAAF service from Guinea Airways on 06/02/42. At 24 Sqn 16/02/42. To Guinea Airways for overhaul 17/03/42. Being converted to Air Ambulance 24/07/42. To 1 AD 11/10/42. To 36 Sqn 31/10/42. At 33 Sqn 16/11/42. Crashed at Myola on 24/11/42. To 15 RSU 30/11/42. Approved for conversion to components 17/02/43. Locatedin England-National Museum, Papua New Guinea.
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| A45-2 | Ford 4-AT-E | 4-AT-61 |
Ex G-ABEF and NC9678. Registered VH-UDY 07/10/35 to 06/10/36 and 12/04/37 to 06/02/42. Impressed into RAAF service from Guinea Airways on 06/02/42. At 24 Sqn 16/02/42. Destroyed in a Japanese strafing attack on 13/03/42.
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Source: National Archives, RAAF Website, CASA Aircraft Records.
Emails: Gordon Birkett, John Andrade.
Updated 29 June 2015
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