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Ryan (Maybe A50-1) Albury AIrfield- Easter 1944. Air Training Corps flying training day with 12 Squadron ATC by Cadet Flt/Sgt Arthur Newnham of Albury.
     
 

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Ryan ST-A & ST-M2 in Australia, by John Hopton
 
     
RAAF Serial C/N NEI Serial Aircraft History
A50-1 473 S-37 Previously Served with the NEI as S-37.
Delivered to the RAAF 21/07/42.
To 3 CF 21/07/42.
Attached Nowra Station 16/12/42.
To 1 EFTS 04/01/43.
To 2 BAGS 18/11/43.
To 3 AOS 20/12/43.
To 3 AOS Store 04/02/45.
Departed 3 AOS 28/08/45.
Registered VH-AGQ 21/11/45 to 16/03/49.
Crashed 31/01/49 at Mullumbimby NSW.
Stored NSW and incomplete.

Ryan (Maybe A50-1) Albury AIrfield- Easter 1944. Air Training Corps flying training day with 12 Squadron ATC by Cadet Flt/Sgt Arthur Newnham of Albury.  Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-1
A50-2 467 S-31 Previously Served with the NEI as S-31.
Delivered to the RAAF 21/07/42.
To 3 CF 21/07/42.
To 2 AD 10/05/43 to be modified.
To 3 CF 16/08/43.
To 2 AOS 09/01/44.
Crashed 30/06/44 after the undercarriage collapsed during landing after a cross country training flight.
Approved for conversion to components 12/09/44.
This obviously didn't happen, or not totally.
Registered VH-ARS 16/10/46 to 12/01/49 and 04/02/49 to 06/08/51.
Restored and Registered VH-RAE 04/05/53 to 23/06/70.
Crashed 13/02/70 at Clifton QLD.
Currently under restoration in NSW.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-2
A50-3 494 S-58 Previously Served with the NEI as S-58.
At 3 CF 13/07/42.
To 24 Sqn 15/12/42.
To 7 EFTS 20/01/43.
Noted as frame only 10/01/44.
Into storage 30/10/44.
Sold to Brown and Dureau 16/04/45, of Collins Street Melbourne VIC.
Registered VH-AHG (ntu).
Then VR-HDK 10/47 - 14/03/51, then PI-X324, PI-C324, PI-471.
 Now in USA as N14911.
Status unknown.
A50-4 464 S-28 Previously Served with the NEI as S-28.
At 3 CF 13/07/42.
To 24 Sqn 15/12/42.
To 11 EFTS 18/01/43.
Tail wheel assembly and port side of aircraft damaged 01/44.
To 1 CRD 17/05/44.
Status card says converted to components.
Registered VH-ARR 26/07/46 to 11/01/49.
Registered VH-BNG 11/01/49 to 08/06/51.
Registered VH-RAF 08/06/51 to 09/07/52.
Crashed Broken Hill NSW, 08/06/52.
A50-5 483 S-47 Previously Served with the NEI as S-47.
At 3 CF 13/07/42.
To BAT after 04/12/42 to be painted in camouflage scheme.
At 3 CF 25/01/43.
To 3 BAGS 15/03/43.
To 1 AGS 12/12/43.
Into Storage 29/10/44, with 1AGS.
To 2 AD Evans Head 18/12/44.
To 1 AD 12/02/45.
Tender by Brown and Dureau accepted 09/03/45.
Sold to Brown and Dureau 05/04/45.
Registered VH-AGR 21/11/45 to 06/08/51.
Crashed 13/02/51 Bankstown NSW.
A50-6 493 S-57 Previously Served with the NEI as S-57.
At 3 CF 13/07/42.
To BAT after 04/12/42 to be painted in camouflage scheme.
To 3 CF 22/12/42.
To 2 CF 06/01/43.
To 1 AOS 15/04/44.
Total of 227.45 flight hours since new as of 15/09/44.
To 1 AD 27/11/44.
To 1 AOS Store 12/02/45.
Tender by Brown and Dureau accepted 09/03/45.
Sold to Brown and Dureau 05/04/45.
Registered VH-AGB 07/09/45 to 28/02/47.
Crashed 28/02/47 Geelong VIC.
A50-7 450 S-14 Previously Served with the NEI as S-14.
With QANTAS 26/06/42.
To 2 BAGS 13/07/42.
To ANA Parafield 07/12/42 for overhaul, corrosion treatment and painting.
To 1 EFTS 02/09/43. To 2AOS 27/12/43.
Into Storage at 2 AOS 15/09/44 pending disposal.
Tender submitted by Brown and Dureau 09/03/45 and accepted.
Delivered 20/03/45.
Registered VH-AHF 06/08/47 - 13/07/55.
Withdrawn from use.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-7
A50-8 487 S-51 Previously Served with the NEI as S-51.
With QANTAS 26/06/42.
To 2 BAGS 13/07/42.
Aircraft Crashed on forced landing 10/07/42.
Mainplane and Undercarriage damaged.
To ANA Parafield 14/09/42.
Mainplane from A50-7 used to speed up repairs to this aircraft 08/01/43.
To 2 BAGS 18/02/43.
To 3 AOS 20/12/43.
To 3 AOS Store 14/10/44.
Tender submitted by Brown and Dureau 09/03/45 and accepted.
Departed 3AOS 28/03/45.
A50-9 475 S-39 Previously Served with the NEI as S-39.
With QANTAS 26/06/42.
To 2 BAGS 13/07/42.
To ANA Parafield 14/09/42.
To 2 BAGS 08/12/42.
To 3 AOS 20/12/43. T
o 5 CRD 27/06/44.
Status card records this as being converted to components 05/07/44.
Registered VH-AGR 06/02/55 to 1963.
Used to rebuild VH-AGR.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-9
A50-10 477 S-41 Previously Served with the NEI as S-41.
With QANTAS 26/06/42.
To 2 BAGS 13/07/42.
To ANA Parafield 04/12/42 for overhaul, corrosion treatment and painting.
Repairs suspended 22/01/43 to 05/02/43, priority given to A50-7 and A50-8.
To 2 AAU 13/04/43.
Crashed Charters Towers on 25/04/43.
To 12 RSU 28/04/43.
Withdrawn and converted to components 14/05/43.
A50-11 459 S-23 Previously Served with the NEI as S-23.
With QANTAS.
Forced Landing 29/06/42, mainplane and undercarriage damaged.
To ANA Mascot 12/05/44.
To 2 AP 03/06/44.
To AGS 01/06/44.
To AGS Store 29/10/44.
To 2 AD Evans Head 11/12/44.
To 1 AOS Store 12/02/45.
Sold 05/04/45.
Registered VH-AGD 21/11/45
15/10/67 Crashed at Mildura VIC, Was tow launching gliders when suffered engine failure. Pilot Laurie Smith. Struck of register.
Damaged aircraft went through a number of owners until purchased 04/95 by Grahame Hoskings of Tyabb, VIC.
17/05/2000 Registered VH-AWG,
Flying as VH-AWG out of Tyabb, VIC.
17/02/2006 Registered VH-AWG to Windtoy Pty Ltd, Mont Eliza, VIC,
 

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-11
A50-12 463 S-27 Previously Served with the NEI as S-27.
With QANTAS 10/06/42.
To 5SFTS 13/07/42.
To SHQ Richmond 06/09/42.
To 452 Sqn 28/09/42.
To 1 CF 11/12/42.
To GRS 23/02/43.
To AGS 28/04/44.
Crashed 6 miles from Sale Victoria on 18/05/44.
To 1 CRD for conversion 08/06/44.
Converted to components.

Ryan A50-12 RAAF Photo via Nich Wauchope
A50-13 489 S-53 Served with the NEIAF from 01/41.
Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 23/03/45.
Registered VH-AGS 27/02/46 to 19/12/47, 13/02/50 to 06/08/51 and 16/04/53 to 25/05/54.
Exported to New Zealand and airworthy as ZK-BEM 14/09/55 with J. Whiteman, Auckland.
15/10/55 to A. Blechynden, Hamilton.
11/08/58 to G. Rice, Auckland.
 01/09/60 to J. Tuohey, Auckland.
02/04/62 to P. Sheffield, Clevedon.
10/03/064 to K. Quinn, Papakura.
Cancelled from register on 19/07/67.
Restored to register 19/11/98 with Ryan Syndicate, Auckland and flying as ZK-BEM.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-13
A50-14 485 S-49 Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 07/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45, after a storm.
Believed destroyed.
A50-15 460 S-24 Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 16/11/43, withdrawn.
Crashed 10/53.
A50-16 486 S-50 Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 09-12/43,
Written off.
A50-17 458 S-22 Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 19/04/45.
Registered VH-AGV 26/04/46 - 03/06/69.
Now airworthy in USA as N17343.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-17
A50-18 466 S-30 Served with the RAAF 28/08/42 - 19/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45.
Registered VH-AGR 06/02/55 to 14/11/75 and 02/12/77 to 24/05/81.
Was N2617W, 12/81.
Now airworthy in USA as N466WA from 01/82.
A50-19 482 S-46 Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 24/09/44.
Registered VH-CXR 29/12/61 to 18/03/86.
Crashed 20/07/85, Wyndham WA.
One Fatality.
Fuselage stored at Tyabb, VIC.

Ryan A50-19 VH-CXR Tyabb, Vic (The red wreckage at rear)
A50-20 491 S-55 Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 09/02/44, withdrawn.
A50-21 462 S-26 Served with the RAAF 04/08/42 - 12/11/42, Withdrawn.
A50-22 465 S-29 Served with the RAAF 04/08/42 - 19/04/45.
Registered VH-AGW 02/04/47 to 06/08/51.
Withdrawn from use and Registered again as VH-AGW from 25/03/52 and still flying out of Tyabb, VIC.
10/03/2013 registered VH-AGW with Walker Trusco Pty ltd, Armadale, Vic.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-22
A50-23 471 S-35 Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 19/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45.
Registered VH-DBD 10/05/74 and still flying.
22//08/2005 Registered VH-DBD to Guy Kendall,
 

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-23
A50-24 453 S-17 Served with the RAAF 04/08/42 - 19/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45, after storm.
Believed destroyed.
A50-25 455 S-19 Served with the RAAF 17/08/42 - 07/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45, after storm.
Believed destroyed.
A50-26 490 S-54 Served with the RAAF 10/08/42 - 23/03/45.
Registered VH-AGX (NTU).
Then VR-HDM 09/47 until written off 11/05/50, Kowloon Bay.
Now in USA as N18923.
Status unknown.
A50-27 454 S-18 Served with the RAAF 17/08/42 - 21/01/45.
Registered VH-AGU 26/04/46 - 06/08/51.
Then VH-WEB 27/06/57 until crashed 06/04/61, Taree NSW with one fatality.
Previously it was believed there were two fatalities.
The pilot survived and went on to have to a successful career in aviation in many different countries.
Stored at Tyabb, VIC.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-27
A50-28 484 S-48 Served with the RAAF 17/08/42 - 20/03/45.
Withdrawn.
A50-29 492 S-56 Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 07/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45.
Registered VH-AHC 26/04/46 to 21/09/48 and 13/04/49 to 25/11/97.
Registered VH-STM 25/11/97
Exported to New Zealand. Registered ZK-ABC to Noel Kruse at Omaka

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-29
A50-30 457 S-21 Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 07/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45.
Became VH-BBJ 04/07/47 - 31/10/47.
Then VH-BXN 06/09/57 - 24/03/65.
Then VH-RUM, now N8146.
A50-31 476 S-40 Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 18/04/45.
Registered VH-AGZ 22/11/45 - 20/01/69.
Then N288Y in 1969.
Now under rebuild in USA as N7779.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-31
A50-32 481 S-45 Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 23/03/45.
Registered VH-AHA 13/03/46 to 10/11/47 and 26/11/48 to 06/08/51.
Withdrawn from use 25/11/49.
A50-33 461 S-25 Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 20/03/45.
A50-34 469 S-33 Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 07/04/45.
Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45.
Registered VH-AHD 30/10/46 to 05/05/52 and 15/05/56 to 21/12/81.
Reported as Exported to USA.
Under Restoration in QLD.
16/02/2006 Registered VH-AHD to David MacGibbon, Indooroopilly, QLD.

Highlight for Album: Ryan A50-34
? 452 S-16 S-16 was shipped to Australia from the NEI.
Served with the RAAF - not sure in what way, might have just been stored.
Left Australia in 1947 and was owned by the Hong Kong Aero Training School and flew as VR-HDL until 1954.
Sold to a Norwegian AMT as LN-TVF.
Sold to USAF Colonel James Basset and shipped to the USA - Toledo, Washington and registered N9761 in 1963.
Became VR-HDK and then later sold in the Philippines as PI-C324.
Since November 2002 owned by the Royal Netherlands Air Force Historical Flight.

Highlight for Album: Ryan S-16
n/a 474 S-38 Arrived in Australia in 1942, having escaped the Japanese advance into what is now Indonesia,
It was not given a RAAF A50- serial  but was held as a reserve airframe.
April 1947 it was civilianized as VH-AHE for Brown & Dureau of Melbourne.
By 1952 it was owned by T.A. Tulloh of 'Boulkra'
Station, Cobar NSW, and on 15 November of that year crashed whilst landing at that property.
It then languished until 1999 when it was acquired by Richard J. Simms of Sydney.
A two year rebuild followed,
This aircraft was purchased from Richard Simms and placed on display at Temora Aviation Museum in July 2004,
11/05/1948 On US Register,
24/02/2006 Registered VH-RSY to Temora Aviation Museum Inc.
Some other notable Ryan ST aircraft in Australia
n/a 1039 n/a This Kinner-powered PT-22 was built to a 1941 USAAF order as a PT-21, serial 41-1918.
To RFC at Wickenburg, AZ Sep 28, 1944. 
To NC48552, then N48552,
Imported to Australia in 1986 and registered on 6 October.
06/10/1986  Ryan ST3-KR Registered VH-RPT to Graham Taberner, Romsey, Vic.
Based at Tyabb and airworthy.
n/a 1590 n/a This Kinner-powered PT-22C was built to a 1941 USAAF order, serial 41-????.
10/05/2008 Ryan ST3-KR Registered VH-NEA to Hendrik Ebes, Cheltenham, Vic.
     
 

 

  
     

The Author of this page is Darren Crick updated by Brendan Cowan and Martin Edwards

Source: Flightpath Magazine, National Archives, CASA Aircraft Records, Classic Wings Downunder Magazine, AMCAR, RAAF Status Cards www.regosearch.com , www.edcoatescolection.com , www.airportdata.com , www.joebaugher.com ,

Emails: Ross Polkinghorne, Joop De Wit, Gerben Tornij, Tony Broadhurst, Bob Livingston, Coert Munk, Willem Broer, Gordon Birkett, Ivan Prince, Benno Goethals, Tracey Brown, Kevin Coward.

Updated 12th November 2015
     

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