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    Airframe Family: Beech 33/35/36 Bonanza / U-22 / 40
    Latest Model:P35 Bonanza
    Construction Number:D-7227
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AWC
    Compressed ID:Beech P35 cn D-7227 cr VH-AWC
    Latest Owner or Location:Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland

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    Dates

    Event

    October 1963

    Constructed as a P35.
    Aircraft assembled and test flown (40 min) by de Havilland Aircraft, Bankstown, NSW

    3 October 1963

    To Queensland Primary Producers Co-Operative Society, Longreach, QLD with new c/r VH-AWC.

    4 September 1967

    To Hawker de Havilland, Archerfield, QLD keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    21 August 1968

    To Doctor Alan Willis, Corryong, Vic keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    14 November 1970

    To Ron Muir/Port Macquarie Spares, Port Macquarie, NSW keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    23 June 1972

    To Grahame Jones, Saint Lucia, QLD keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    13 February 1975

    To Brisbane Flying Group, Kelvin Grove, QLD keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    22 June 1979

    To Tabulana Pty Ltd, Armidale keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    22 March 1981

    To Papa Sierra Pty Ltd/Thomas Caldwell, Coffs Harbour, NSW keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    1 June 1992

    To BC Opals (Guy Cahill), Bowraville, NSW keeping c/r VH-AWC.

    1999

    Damaged.
    Damaged at Coffs Harbour.

    By 2002

    Noted derelict at Coffs Harbour, NSW.

    27 June 2006

    Civil registration, VH-AWC, cancelled.

    8 February 2007

    Donated to QAM under the Cultural Gifts Program by Guy Cahill (BC Opals).

    19 April 2007

    To Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland.
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    By 31 January 2009

    Markings Applied: VH-AWC

    31 January 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum

    29 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At the Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Australia
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