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    Airframe Family: Stinson L-5/OY/U-19 Sentinel / O-62
    Latest Model:L-5B Sentinel
    Last Military Serial:44-16890 USAAF
    Construction Number:76-2178
    Last Civil Registration:VH-CCO
    Compressed ID:Stinson L-5B sn 44-16890 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bennet Aviation Pty Ltd

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    Dates

    Event

    October 1944

    Constructed as a L-5B.

    11 October 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-16890.

    25 December 1944

    Transferred to 10th Air Force, India.

    April 1946

    To Aeronautical Corp of India with new c/r VT-CCO.

    16 June 1950

    To V. K. Reddy (and) R. A. Ansari, Nagpur keeping c/r VT-CCO.

    18 August 1950

    To C. P. (and) Berar Flying Club, Nagpur keeping c/r VT-CCO.

    1958

    To Nagpur Flying Club, Sonegaon Aerorome, Nagpur keeping c/r VT-CCO.

    10 January 1972

    Withdrawn from use.
    At Nagpur.

    1991

    To Randal W. McFarlane, Brisbane QLD.
    One of 4 derelict L-5s purchased in India.

    1993

    To Malcolm Long, Coolangatta QLD.

    8 February 1995

    To Bennet Aviation Pty Ltd, Redhead, NSW with new c/r VH-CCO.

    By 1997

    8 x Stinson L-5s - Restoration project by Air Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport.

    26 March 1998

    To Malcolm Long C/-Air Gold Coast Pty Ltd, Coolangatta QLD with new c/r VH-CED.

    26 March 1998

    To James Peter Twiss, Beaumont, SA with new c/r VH-CCO.

    26 March 1998

    To Michael Long, Coolangatta, QLD keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    26 March 1998

    To Michael Long, Palm Beach, QLD keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    13 August 1998

    To Malcolm Long C/-Air Gold Coast Pty Ltd, Coolangatta QLD keeping c/r VH-CCO.
    Markings added: 416890

    13 October 1999

    To Michael Long, Palm Beach, QLD keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    13 May 2006

    Operated by Air Gold Coast Pty. Ltd.

    13 May 2006

    To Michael Long, Coolangatta, QLD keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    1 June 2008

    To Steve Searle/Wirraway Station, Beaudesert QLD keeping c/r VH-CCO.
    Markings added: Angel of Mercy

    18 November 2009

    To Stephen Searle, Isle of Capri, QLD keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    15 September 2011

    To PDRL Pty Ltd, Fern Bay, NSW keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    13 June 2013

    To Bennet Aviation Pty Ltd, Redhead, NSW keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    20 April 2015

    To James Twiss, Hong Kong keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    21 May 2015

    To James Peter Twiss, Hong Kong keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    21 May 2015

    To James Peter Twiss, Beaumont, SA keeping c/r VH-CCO.

    21 May 2015

    Operated by Bennet Aviation Pty Ltd.

    1 March 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Under Maintenance at Luskintyre, New South Wales, Australia
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