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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:UC-64A Norseman
    Last Military Serial:A71-5 RAAF
    Construction Number:249
    Last Civil Registration:VH-GSE
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn UC-64A sn A71-5 RAAF cn 24...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pay and Williamson Pty Ltd, Narromine, NSW

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as an UC-64A.

    Circa 24 November 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-5258.
    Shipped to Australia.

    20 February 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A71-5.

    Transferred to No. 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton, Western Australia.

    1 February 1946

    Withdrawn from use.
    And stored at No.7 Aircraft Depot, Tocumwal, NSW.

    13 October 1951

    To Gibbes Sepik Airways, Wewak, New Guinea with new c/r VH-ASN.


    Photographer: Bob Neale Collection
    Notes: VH-ASN in service with Gibbes Sepik Airways.

    November 1958

    To Mandated Airlines, Lae, Papua New Guinea keeping c/r VH-ASN.

    30 March 1960

    To Ansett-MAL, Lae, Papua New Guinea with new c/r VH-GSE.


    Photographer: Fred Niven collection

    23 October 1963

    To Pay and Williamson Pty Ltd, Narromine, NSW keeping c/r VH-GSE.

    28 November 1965


    Photographer: Neville Parnell
    Notes: VH-GSE at home base Scone NSW on 28 November 1965

    25 September 1966

    Destroyed.
    Crashed, destroyed by fire near Armidale NSW. While conducting crop dusting operations -The aircraft failed to climb away after becoming airborne and struck the ground again on its main wheels in a gully. On becoming airborne again it struck the top strand of a wire fence then alighted on the main wheels in a rock-strewn paddock, collided with a tractor, overturned and was destroyed by fire.
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