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Photo Date: In February 1985
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Avro 652A Anson, s/n MH120 RAAF, c/n MH-120, c/r ZK-RRA
Notes: The last of the British Avro Ansons flying was VH-BAF owned by Terry Brain, co-founder of Brain and Brown Airfreighters
back in 1950 in Melbourne. When DCA grounded their wooden wing Ansons in 1962, Terry had this aircraft rebuilt with a
metal Avro 19 mainplane, more powerful Cheetah XV engines, hydraulic undercarriage retraction and many other mods. Seen here at Ballarat, Victoria
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Photo Date: In April 1974
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Douglas C-32A, s/n 44-83227 USAAF, c/n 01376, c/r N8486D
Notes: Marshall Airways DC-2 VH-CDZ was retired at Bankstown in 1958 and stored until acquired in 1972 by American R. Rosser
who intended to fly it to USA. N8486D was reserved but the rebuild was discontinued and it is seen here out in the weather
at Bankstown in April 1974. In the early 1980s it was taken over by the Australian Wing of the Confederate Air Force.
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Photo Date: In January 1984
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Beech D18S, s/n AT-11016 ROCAF, c/n A-0499, c/r VH-SAU
Notes: Savage Air Services Beech D18S VH-SAU flew small parcel freight work from Ballarat Vic, where it is seen in January 1984.
Built in 1949 on the D18S production line, it was one of an order for bomber trainers for the Chinese Nationalist Air Force
on Taiwan, with transparent nose and dorsal gun turrets. Later civilianised at Taipei, it went on to fly clandestine operations
for the CIAs Air America, fitted with camera hatch and a drop chute, before Alan Savage ferried it to Sydney in 1973
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Photo Date: On 5 February 1984
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Douglas R2D-1, s/n 9993 USN, c/n 01404, c/r N39165
Notes: The Dutch community of Melbourne turned out to welcome the DC-2 at Laverton
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Photo Date: On 5 February 1984
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Douglas R2D-1, s/n 9993 USN, c/n 01404, c/r N39165
Notes: In February 1984, the last airworthy DC-2 in USA N39165 was used to make a commemoration flight along the 1934 London to Melbourne
Air Race route. It was painted as KLMs PH-AJU Uiver to celebrate that airliner;s success in the race, winning the handicap section.
I took these photos on 5 February 1984 at RAAF Laverton, where the original KLM DC-2 landed at the end of the 1934 race.
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Photo Date: In June 1987
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Avro Anson I, s/n W2068 RAAF, c/n 72960, c/r VH-ASM
Notes: A surviving wartime RAAF Anson was VH-ASM, which flew the first East West Airlines passenger service in June 1947.
John Gallagher and his wife Chris completed the remarkable feat of rebuilding the Anson from a collection of derelict parts.
Seen at its public unveiling at Sydney Airport in June 1987 at East West Airlines 40th Anniversary celebrations
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Photo Date: In November 1984
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Douglas DC-2-112, s/n A30-9 RAAF, c/n 01292, c/r NC13782
Notes: Essendon Airport, Melbourne November 1984. RAAF DC-2 A30-9 under restoration by a group headed by warbird pilot
Jack McDonald. Acquired after the war by Marshall Airways, the aircraft had been in stored in the open weather around
Sydney ever since. Sadly work stopped when corrosion found in the centre-section ended hopes of the DC-2 flying. It was
stored at Tyabb before donated in 2006 to the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne
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Photo Date: In June 1987
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Grumman G-164 Ag Cat, c/n 318, c/r VH-CCK
Notes: Retired agricultural Ag Cats became popular for tourist joyflights. Former Cropcair Ag Cat VH-CCK seen at Coolangatta Qld
in June 1987 with the hopper installation replaced by a 2-seat open front cockpit. Pilot was aviation historian Ben Dannecker
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Photo Date: In August 1988
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Lockheed GV-1U Hercules, s/n 411 SAAF, c/n 3660
Notes: C-130F Bu149793 RG793 from VRC-50 Squadron on arrival at Pert WA. from Subic Bay in August 1988
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Photo Date: In December 1989
Credit: Geoff Goodall
Date Uploaded: 9 December 2018
Airframe: Weatherly 620A, c/n 1528, c/r VH-WEA
Notes: A new type introduced in 1989 was the Weatherly 620A. VH-WEA at Moorabbin in December 1989 had just been assembled
by Super Spread Aviation. Australian new-type certification took another five months
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