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Serial #: WD826 Construction #: F.8655 Civil Registration: VH-NVU Model(s): AS Mk. 5 TT Mk. 5 Name: None Status: Static Display Last info: 2002 |
History: Delivered to Royal Australian Navy as WD826. - BOC: Dec. 1950. NAS Schofields, NSW, 1964-1974. - Used as instructional airframe. Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Nowra, NSW, Dec. 1974-1986. RAN Historic Flight, NAS Nowra, Sept. 30, 1986-1992. - Restored at Nowra. - First flight, Oct. 4, 1986. - Flew as RAN/WD826/245K. Australian Naval Air Museum, Albatross, 2002. - Static Display pending restoration to airworthy. |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. |
Photo Source(s): John Parker. Research Assistance: - |
