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    Airframe Family: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) CA-2/6 Wackett Trainer
    Latest Model:KS.3 Kingsford Smith Cropmaster
    Last Military Serial:A3-49 RAAF
    Construction Number:CA6-283
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AJH
    Compressed ID:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (...
    Latest Owner or Location:Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CA-6.

    20 September 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A3-49.

    Transferred to No 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton, Vic.

    19 November 1945

    To Manager of Kingsford Smith Aviation Service/J. T. Brown, Mascot.

    3 April 1946

    To Kingsford Smith Aviation Service Pty Ltd with new c/r VH-AJH.

    19 December 1947

    Civil registration, VH-AJV, cancelled.
    Withdrawn from use.

    24 July 1953

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-AJV.

    1954


    Photographer: Eddie Coates
    Notes: Bankstown 1954 in service with Kingsford Smith Flying School.

    March 1957

    Converted to a Kingsford Smith Cropmaster KS.1.

    August 1957

    Converted to a KS.2.

    19 March 1959

    To Yeoman Aviation Pty. Ltd, Bankstown keeping c/r VH-AJV.

    May 1959

    Converted to a KS.3.

    23 June 1959

    To Air Culture Pty. Ltd with new c/r VH-AJH.

    8 November 1961


    Photographer: Ern Flanders
    Notes: Air Cultures Wackett-Cropmaster VH-AJH at Perth-Maylands in November 1961.

    28 November 1968

    Permanently withdrawn from use.

    December 1969

    To Carol Guthrie, Cowaramup, WA.
    Aircraft stored at Jandakot.

    September 1970

    To Civil Flying Services (WA) Pty. Ltd, Jandakot, Perth, WA.

    16 March 1971

    To Air Force Association (WA Division) Inc of Perth.

    8 January 1974


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: VH-AJH was the last of the Kingsford Smith KS.3 Cropmaster conversions, based on CA-6 Wackett Trainers. Seen out on the grass at Jandakot WA in January 1974 after being parked in the Air Culture hangar since its last flight 10 years earlier.This rare Australian agricultural design was displayed at the Aviation Heritage Museum, Perth, later at Queensland Air Museum

    On display at RAAF Association Aviation Heritage Museum at Bull Creek WA.

    1979

    Placed on display with Air Force Association Aviation Museum, Perth.

    May 2008

    To Greg Ackman.

    17 July 2008

    To Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland.
    Donated to Queensland Air Museum.
    View the Location Dossier

    31 January 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum
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