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1950 |
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Constructed as a DHC-1 by de Havilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
From 5 April 1950 to 25 June 1956 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WB601. |
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To Royal Newcastle Aero Cub. |
7 September 1960 |
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To Edward Harvey, Bannockburn, VIC with new c/r VH-BCA. |
From 21 September 1965 to 14 February 1972 |
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To Bob Couper Pty Ltd of Cunderdin, WA keeping c/r VH-BCA. |
January 1970 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: VH-BCA was a Sasin-Aerostructures SA-29 Spraymaster Chipmunk conversion, one of 3 completed in Sydney in 1965-67.Bob Couper Co, Cunderdin used it as sprayer, duster also glider tug, in which role it is seen at Beverey WA in November 1970 |
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Converted to a Sasin by Spraymaster.
New construction number, DH-HF-46, assigned to the airframe.
Built up using the stripped airframes of two former RAF Chipmunks purchased from the Royal Newcastle Aero Club spares collection, namely RAF s/n WG412 c/r G-AOUC and RAF s/n WB601. |
From 13 July 1975 to 13 July 1977 |
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To Bob Moro keeping c/r VH-BCA.
Used as both a spray duster and a gliding tug for Far North Queensland Soaring Club at Mareeba. |
13 July 1977 |
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Withdrawn from use. |
April 1978 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: The sad sight of VH-BCA with weathered paintwork, parked in high grass at Mareeba Qld in April 1978. It had been retired following use as a glider tug here. It was saved and restored, later to be rebuilt as a stock Chipmunk |
10 December 1986 |
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To Cliff Douglas, Tallebudgera, Queensland keeping c/r VH-BCA. |
7 June 2004 |
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To Cairns Airport Hangars Pty Ltd, Cairns, QLD keeping c/r VH-BCA. |
Circa 2005 |
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Converted to a Chipmunk T.10.
By North Queensland Warbirds, based at Mareeba. |
21 August 2005 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: VH-BCA after reconfiguration to standard Chipmunk on a Drunken Pilot-display flight at Mareeba Air Show, QLD, Australia |
21 August 2005 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: Mareeba Air Show, Qld, Australia |
13 February 2006 |
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To Cairns Airport Hangars Pty Ltd, Cairns, QLD keeping c/r VH-BCA. |
13 February 2006 |
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Operated by North Queensland Warbirds Pty Ltd. |
10 August 2013 |
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To Edward Harvey, Bannockburn, VIC keeping c/r VH-BCA. |
16 October 2021 |
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To Malcolm Bruce Thompson, Tullamarine, VIC keeping c/r VH-BCA. |
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