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  Valiant WP209 Malalla 1959 Photo John Lever

  
     
 

From time to time, the Australian military formations have operated aircraft outside the Australian Military register.

These include aircraft that have been leased, captured, loaned, "borrowed", evaluated, operated on the Australian Civilian Register, or continued to operate under previous military registrations from their country of origin.

Most of these aircraft are recorded on the pages for the operating ADF Service and the rest are recorded here.

  
     
 

RAAF Aircraft operated outside the Australian Military Aircraft Register

  
     
 
Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators
Avro 707A Avro 707A, WD280, at RAAF Laverton 1956 ARDU, RAAF. Avro 698 Vulcan B.1/B.2 Vulcan XA903 with Blue Steel Blue Steel trials.
Beech 55 Baron Beech 55VH- CFG Photo Geoff Goodall via Edie Coates RAAF Townsville de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Cipmunk VH-BFT ARDU, RAAF.
de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 1 DHA Drover VH-DHA ARDU, RAAF. de Havilland DH-110 Sea Vixen Sea Vixen XJ476 1 ATU, RAAF.
Dassault-Dornier
Alpha Jet

Gallery Returning soon

 ADF "Red Air" Support
 Fairey Swordfish Fairey Swordfish V4689 14 Sqn,
25 Sqn,
RAAF Pearce Station Headquarters
Fokker F.VIIB Fokker F.VIIB VH-USU 3 Comms Unit, RAAF. Fokker F27 Fokker F27 RAAF ARDU

RAN Hydrography Unit.
Gates Learjet Learjet VH-ESM Owned RAAF &
RAN		 Handley Page HP.80 Victor Victor Blue Steel trials.
Leonardo AW-139
 Previously known as
Agusta-Westland
then Airbus Helicopters
Gallery Returning soon		 RAAF and RAN
Search and Rescue		 Piper L-4 Grasshopper/Cub Piper L-4 Grasshopper 4 Squadron 4 Sqn, RAAF.
Pitts Special

 Page & Gallery
Coming Soon		 Inverted Spinning trials RAAF Hot Air Balloons VH-FAN 28 Sqn, RAAF.
Sikorsky S-76A Highlight for Album: S-76A VH-LAI RAAF Search and Rescue. Supermarine Swift Swifts and other radioactive Atomic trails targets.
Vickers Valiant B.1 Highlight for Album: Valiant WP201 Blue Steel missile trials.
Blue Danube A-Bomb trials
 Vickers Wellesley Vickers Wellesley L2638 Ismalia Ex RAF LRDU Instructional Airframe
Wackett Warrigal Wackett Warrigal I. 1 F.T.S., RAAF Experimental Establishment. Wackett Widgeon Highlight for Album: Wackett Widgeon RAAF Experimental Establishment.
 
     
 

Army Aviation Aircraft operated outside the Australian Military Aircraft Register

  
     
 
Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators
Beechcraft Queen Air

Gallery Returning soon

 Army Survey Corps Bell 412 Bell 412 VH-LSV Army Aviation Training Centre
Cessna 305 0-1 Bird Dog Cessna O-1E Bird Dog 51-11969 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA CASA 212 Aviocar CASA 212 VH-MQD Army Parachute Training School
De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Twin Otter VH-HPT 173 Sqn Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante Bandeirante VH-XFD 173 Sqn
Eurocopter EC135
See also:

N52 - Airbus EC 135 T2+

 EC-135 VH-VJB Glass cockpit transition training for Australian Army ARH Tiger

Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project

      
 
     
 

RAN Aircraft operated outside the Australian Military Aircraft Register

  
     
 
Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators
De Havilland Canada DHC-8

DHC-8 VH-LCL

 RAN Hydrography Institute Fokker 27 Friendship VH-EPW RAN Hydrography Unit
Gates Learjet Learjet RAN Fleet Support Flight Israeli Aircraft Industries IAI
Westwind II		 Westwind VH-KNU RAN Fleet Support
Sikorsky HO3S-1 HMAS Sydney      
 
     
 

Joint ADF Aircraft operated outside the Australian Military Aircraft Register

  
     
 
Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators
Airbus A340

Page Coming Soon

 Leased Avions Mundry CAP 10B Avions Mundry CAP 10B VH-SUD BAE Systems for the ADF Basic Flight Training School.
Beech 1900 VH-EMI Adelaide Airport Operated by DSTO
Also operated as A53-001		 Mil Mi-26 Halo Highlight for album: Mil Mi-26 ADF, Afghanistan
Piper PA-34 Seneca Highlight for album: Piper BAE Systems for the ADF Basic Flight Training School.      
 
     
 

ADF Sponsored Flying Clubs

  
     
 
Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators Aircraft History Page Image Gallery Operators
Cessna 150

 

Cessna 150 VH-RDJ RAAF Richmond Flying Club

RAAF Williamtown Flying Club

 Piper PA-28 Cherokee

 

 Highlight for HQ 325 Expeditionary Combat Support, RAAF Richmond
Victa Airtourer

 

Victa Airtourer VH-MFO RAAF East Sale Flying Club? Zlin Z.242L RAAF Richmond Flying Club &
Australian Air Force Cadets
 
     
  See also : Captured and War Prize Aircraft in the hands of Australian Forces  
     
 

See also : Air Training Corps (ATC/AirTC) & Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC)

  
     
 

Heading photo by John Lever
Page Authors: Darren Crick, Brendan Cowan & Martin Edwards

Page Updated 13 May 2021

  
     
 

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