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    Airframe Family: Yakovlev Yak-50 (1975)
    Latest Model:Yak-50
    Last Military Serial:02 DOSAAF
    Construction Number:832504
    Last Civil Registration:VH-YAX
    Compressed ID:Yakovlev Yak-50 sn 02 DOSAAF cn 832...
    Latest Owner or Location:Richard John Waugh, Camp Mountain, QLD

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    Dates

    Event

    30 September 1965

    To Merrell Associates Limited, Brisbane, QLD with new c/r VH-YAX.

    1983

    Constructed as a Yak-50.

    26 July 1993

    To Merrell Associates Limited, HK with new c/r VH-YAX (YAK-50, 832504).

    26 July 1993

    Operated by Flying Fighters Pty Ltd.

    24 April 1994


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Kyabram airfield, Victoria

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Fleet with s/n 02.

    12 December 2005

    Operated by Flying Fighters Pty Ltd.

    24 June 2006

    To Merrell Associates Limited, Brisbane QLD, QLD with new c/r VH-YAX.

    24 June 2006

    Operated by Flying Fighters Pty Ltd.

    Based at Flying Fighters Museum, Brisbane Archerfield Airport, Archerfield, Queensland.
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    5 January 2017

    To The Official Trustee In Bankruptcy, Brisbane, QLD keeping c/r VH-YAX.

    11 July 2017

    To Nicholas William Maddocks, Booval, QLD keeping c/r VH-YAX.

    17 August 2019

    To Richard John Waugh, Camp Mountain, QLD keeping c/r VH-YAX.

    27 June 2020


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: Yakovlev Yak-50 VH-YAX takes off at at QWVAA flying day.Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield, Cressbrook, Queensland, Australia.

    18 April 2021


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: Yakovlev Yak-50 VH-YAX landing at Watts for Breakfast fly-in April 2021.Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield, Cressbrook, Queensland, Australia.
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    Mick McKean
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