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    Airframe Family: North American A-36 / P-51/F-51 Mustang / P-48 Enforcer
    Latest Model:CA-18-Mk 21 Mustang
    Last Military Serial:A68-107 RAAF
    Construction Number:1432
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AUB
    Compressed ID:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation C...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pays Air Service Vintage Fighter Restorations, Scone, New South Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    1947

    Constructed as a CA-18-Mk 21 by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.

    From 4 December 1947 to 28 April 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A68-107.

    From 5 September 1958 to 1 March 1966

    To Aubrey J. R. Oates, Sydney NSW with new c/r VH-AUB.
    Flew in overall red colour scheme.

    5 September 1958

    To Ross Pay, Moobi, NSW keeping c/r VH-AUB.

    January 1963


    Photographer: Rod Adam
    Notes: Aubrey Titus Oates DFC painted his private CA-18 Mustang Mk.21 VH-AUB in this magnificent red scheme. This colour photo was taken by good friend Rod Adam in 1963 at Moorabbin. I was standing alongside him but my black and white shot fails to show the aircraft to advantage - Geoff Goodall

    From April 1966 to 1978

    To Ewan McKay, Rosedale Station, Jericho, QLD keeping c/r VH-AUB.

    October 1980

    Restoration completed.
    Markings Applied: A68-107, 07
    Restored by Ross Pay, Scone NSW.

    October 1980

    To Ross Pay, Scone, NSW keeping c/r VH-AUB.

    1987


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1987 photo at Tamworth, NSW

    Based at Pays Flying Museum, Scone, New South Wales.
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    25 August 2005

    To Pay Ross, Moree, NSW with new c/r VH-AUB.

    13 October 2010


    Photographer: Brian Gibbens
    Notes: 2010 photo at Scone, NSW

    To Vintage Fighter Restorations., Scone, New South Wales.
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    To Pays Air Service Vintage Fighter Restorations, Scone, New South Wales.
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    Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
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     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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