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    Airframe Family: Avro 638/639/640 Club Cadet
    Latest Model:Cadet II
    Last Military Serial:A6-17 RAAF
    Construction Number:990
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AGH
    Compressed ID:Avro Cadet II sn A6-17 RAAF cn 990...
    Latest Owner or Location:Clinton Ashton-Martin, Trungley Hall, NSW

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    Dates

    Event

    1937

    Constructed as a Cadet II by Avro at Newton Heath, Manchester.

    7 March 1938

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A6-17.

    16 July 1945

    New construction number, R3/LT/3135, assigned to the airframe.

    16 July 1945

    To Sidney David Marshall T/A Marshall Airways, Sydney-Mascot NSW with new c/r VH-AGH.

    21 July 1961

    Withdrawn from use.
    Hung from roof in Marshall Airways hangar at Bankstown.

    From 1980 to 1996

    Stored at The Oaks airfield, NSW.

    1996

    To Clinton Ashton-Martin, Wedderburn, NSW keeping c/r VH-AGH.
    Aircraft moved to his home at Wedderburn.

    1996

    Restoration started.

    18 March 2003

    To Clinton Desmond Ashton-Martin, Trungley Hall, NSW keeping c/r VH-AGH.

    18 March 2003

    To Ashton-Martin Clinton, Morangarell, NSW with new c/r VH-AGH.

    18 March 2003

    To Clinton Desmond Ashton-Martin, Morangarell, NSW keeping c/r VH-AGH.

    8 February 2006

    To Clinton Ashton-Martin, Trungley Hall, NSW keeping c/r VH-AGH.

    2008

    Restoration completed.

    24 April 2008

    First post-restoration Flight.
    At Wedderburn Airfield NSW.

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Attended the 40th Anniversary Fly-In of the Australian Antique Aircraft Association at Temora, New South Wales

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Attended the 40th Anniversary Fly-In of the Australian Antique Aircraft Association at Temora, New South Wales

    17 March 2018


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australias 2018 National Fly-In at Echuca
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     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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