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    Airframe Family: Aero Ae-45/145/245/345
    Latest Model:Ae-145
    Construction Number:20-001
    Last Civil Registration:VH-DUH
    Compressed ID:Aero Ae-145 cn 20-001 cr VH-DUH
    Latest Owner or Location:The Old Aero Club Pty Ltd, Mittagong NSW C/-James Lewis

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    Dates

    Event

    1960

    Constructed as an Ae-145.

    20 December 1960

    To Dulmison Aircraft Pty Ltd, Sydney NSW with new c/r VH-DUH.

    1962

    To Australia Blue Metal Pty Ltd, Sydney keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    1 May 1964

    To National Contractors Pty Ltd, Perth, WA keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    13 October 1966

    To Simpson Aviation Pty Ltd T/A Samav Pty Ltd, Jandakot, WA keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    14 February 1972

    To Commodore Aviation Pty Ltd, Port Lincoln SA keeping c/r VH-DUH.
    Used for fish spotting and charters.

    11 June 1976

    To Ronald K. Fuller, Port Lincoln SA keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    30 October 1985

    To John Ellis T/A Aero Enterprises Pty Ltd, Adelaide SA keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    7 November 1987


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield, South Australia

    October 1988


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Australian Bicentennial Air Show held at Richmond, October 1988

    15 January 1994

    Damaged.
    Accident at Parafield.

    15 February 2006

    To Aero Enterprises Pty Ltd, Adelaide keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    27 March 2007

    To James Lewis, Mittagong NSW and Hong Kong keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    8 September 2011

    To The Old Aero Club Pty Ltd, Mittagong NSW C/-James Lewis keeping c/r VH-DUH.

    2012

    Restoration completed.

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Temora, NSW, during the 40th Anniversary Fly-In of the Australian Antique Aircraft Association

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Temora, NSW, during the 40th Anniversary Fly-In of the Australian Antique Aircraft Association
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