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1932 |
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Constructed as a CLA-7.
Built at Hooton Park, Manchester, UK |
Circa 1932 |
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To British Air Navigation Co Ltd based, Heston Aerodrome with new c/r G-ABWH.
One of only 3 Gipsy 3 powered Comper Swifts built as outright racing aeroplanes. It flew in the Kings Cup races of 1932,1933. |
December 1933 |
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To Roger Wolfe Kahn with new c/r NC27K.
Flew in the Roosevelt Field Air Races. It was also roported to have been used in the 1934 Clevland Air Race. |
From 18 July 1935 to 31 December 1938 |
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To Capt. Walter Laurence Hope, 49, Twickenham Road, Teddington, Middlesex with new c/r G-ABWH.
Based at Croydon Aerodrome It flew in the Kings Cup races of 1935,1936 and 1938. |
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Photographer: http://forum.keypublishing.com/ |
19 July 1939 |
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To D MacArthur-Onslow with new c/r VH-ACG.
Based at Camden, NSW. |
19 July 1939 |
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To Robert Fox, Gunderman, NSW with new c/r VH-ACG. |
19 July 1939 |
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To Robert Fox, Kellyville, NSW with new c/r VH-ACG. |
19 July 1939 |
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To Robert Fox, Gunderman, NSW with new c/r VH-ACG. |
19 July 1939 |
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To Robert Fox, Kellyville, NSW with new c/r VH-ACG. |
18 December 1950 |
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Crashed.
Crashed on fairway of Great Lakes Golf Course, Sydney. |
1952 |
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Photographer: Ed Coates Collection
Notes: 1952 photo at Bankstown, NSW |
1963 |
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To Bob Burnett-Read of Adelaide keeping c/r VH-ACG. |
1963 |
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Rebuilt at Adelaide. |
March 1963 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: 1963 photo at Adelaide |
October 1963 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: Photo at Blythe, South Australia Airshow in October 1963. |
1969 |
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To Jack Conroy, Kalgoorlie, keeping c/r VH-ACG. |
October 1971 |
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To Doug Muir, Mount Pleasant, Perth, WA keeping c/r VH-ACG. |
October 1971 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: Photo of the Comper Swift arriving at Doug Muirs house in the Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant, in October 1971 |
From 1972 to 1987 |
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Withdrawn from use.
And stored at Perth Jandakot. |
Circa 1987 |
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First post-reassembly Flight.
At Perth Jandakot. |
7 September 1987 |
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Photographer: David Eyre
Notes: 1987 photo whilst based at Perth Jandakot |
10 October 1990 |
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Assigned civil registration: VH-ACG (CLA 7 SWIFT, GS32-2) |
10 February 2006 |
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To Robert Fox, Kellyville, NSW with new c/r VH-ACG. |
10 February 2006 |
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To Douglas Muir, Parkwood, WA with new c/r VH-ACG. |
10 February 2006 |
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To Robert Fox, 24 Foxall RD Kellyville, NSW 2155 Australia keeping c/r VH-ACG. |
2009 |
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Shipped to Oshkosh for display at 2009 EAA Airventure. |
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Damaged.
Aircraft damaged during transit back from Oshkosh - moved to Bankstown, NSW for repair. |
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To The Mission 1937, Wisemans Ferry, Laughtondale, New South Wales.
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