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ADF-SERIALS
Australian &
New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History
RAAF
A81 Bristol Freighter Mk.21
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Bristol Freighter Image Gallery
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RAAF Serial |
RAF
Serial |
Type |
C/N |
Aircraft History |
A81-1 |
WB482 |
Mk.21 |
12799 |
Ex G-AIMI and WB482.
Delivered to ARDU on 14/04/49.
Re-Serialled A81-1 14/04/49.
To 34 Sqn 22/05/49.
Was to be issued to ARDU 28/07/49,
ARDU issue cancelled to allow the aircraft to be used to transport troops to the coalfields during the strike crisis.
To ARDU 16/08/49.
To 34 Sqn 08/12/49.
To 1AD 22/05/50.
To 34 Sqn 20/07/50.
Forced Landing at Woomera 11/10/50 due to starboard engine failure.
Forced landing at Mallala 11/12/50.
Loaned to Airflite for survey flying 09/07/52 to 23/02/53.
To Mallala 23/02/53.
To 34 Sqn 16/04/53.
To ATU 06/10/55.
Incident at Ceduna 11/05/56, loss of power in port engine.
To Bristol 20/11/56.
To ATU 27/03/57. To 2ATU 15/07/58.
To Bristol 18/07/58.
To 2ATU 01/07/60.
To Bristol 29/09/61.
To 2ATU 13/12/62.
Still with 2ATU 12/02/67.
Disposal Action started 04/07/67.
Sold by the RAAF in 02/70.
Registered VH-SJG 08/05/70 to 24/01/79.
Obtained from Brain & Brown for the museum and withdrawn from use.
Located at RAAF Museum, Point Cook VIC.
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A81-2 |
WB483 |
Mk.21 |
12805 |
Ex G-AIMO and WB483. Delivered to RAAF Base Mallala 05/05/49.
To 34 Sqn. Damaged 12/05/49.
To 1AD 18/05/50.
To 34 Sqn 15/06/50.
To 1AD for overhaul 20/10/52.
To 34 Sqn Mallala 11/03/53.
Destroyed 5 miles southwest of Mallala 25/11/53 after the port wing fell off in flight during instrument flying. Killed were Flt Lt J.D. Entwistle 35, pilot Flt Off Leonard Murphy 29 co-pilot and Flt Off Donald Shillinglaw 25, navigator.
Sections of the aircraft were held at ARL until 28/10/55.
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A81-3 |
WB484 |
Mk.21 |
12807 |
Ex G-AIMR,
Flew into RAAF Base Mallala on May 5 1949.
Served with 34 Sqn.
Disposal action was initiated in July 1967.
Registered VH-SJQ 05/11/70 to 10/05/75,
Ditched 10/05/75 into Bass Strait, 40km
South of Wonthaggi VOR,
Victoria.
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A81-4 |
WW378 |
Mk.21E |
12746 |
Ex G-18-15, Ex G-AHJN.
Purchased by RAAF 28/08/51,
Delivered 23/09/51.
Served with No 34 Sqn.
Stored 03/59, then Broken Up.
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The
Authors of this page are Darren
Crick and Brendan Cowan
Source:
National Archives, RAAF Status Card,
RAAF Museum Website, CASA Aircraft Records.
Emails:
Graeme
Edwards, Derek King, Tom McGhee, Tony Linford, Kevin
Smith.
Updated
23rd November 2018
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