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| Built by A.V. Roe & Co Ltd at Newton Heath, U.K. for the RAF as W2255. Delivered to Australia for the Empire Air Training Scheme. | |
| 28JUN41 | Taken on charge by the RAAF as W2255. Received at No 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton, Vic ex U.K. |
| 01SEP41 | Received at No 3 Service Flying Training School, Amberley, Qld ex 1AD. |
| 06APR42 | Issued to No 6 SFTS, Mallala, Vic ex 3SFTS. |
| 11SEP42 | Undercarriage and mainplane damaged when the aircraft struck a hole on Mallala Aerodrome. |
| 24NOV43 | Issued to Ansett Airways, Essendon ex 6SFTS. |
| 12SEP44 | Received at 1AD, Laverton ex Ansett Airways. |
| 25SEP44 | Received at 6SFTS, Mallala ex 1AD. |
| 30JUL45 | Transferred to storage at 6SFTS. |
| 22FEB46 | Received at Care and Maintenance Unit, Nhill, Vic ex CMU, Mallala. |
| 02SEP46 | Received at Point Cook for storage ex CMU, Nhill. |
| 14NOV47 | Sold by Commonwealth Disposals Commission to Adastra Airways Pty Ltd, Sydney. |
| 16JAN48 | Issued to purchaser. |
| 24FEB49 | Registration application from Adastra Airways Pty Ltd, Mascot. |
| 04MAR49 | Added to Register as VH-BKZ. |
| 03MAY49 | Engine test flight by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (1 hr). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 04MAY49 | Engine test flight by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (30 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 05MAY49 | Engine test flight by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (30 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 14APR50 | Camera test by Gordon Bigg and Tom Carpenter (20 mins). Subsequent photography in Kiama, Adaminaby and Canberra areas. (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 06NOV50 | Ferried Mascot to Nyngan by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (2 hrs). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 10NOV50 | Ferried Nyngan to Broken Hill by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (2 hrs 50 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 10NOV50 | Ferried Broken Hill to Parafield by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (2 hrs 10 mins). Subsequent photography in Port Lincoln, Thistle Island, Ceduna, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Mount Gambier, Hamilton, Nhill, Cressey and other areas. (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 02FEB51 | Ferried Moorabbin to Wagga by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (1 hr 50 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 03FEB51 | Ferried Wagga to Mascot by Joe Linfoot and Tom Carpenter (1 hr 50 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 18JUL51 | Photography of power lines by R. Mitchell and Tom Carpenter (2 hrs 30 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 26JUL51 | Photography of power lines by R. Mitchell and Tom Carpenter (3 hrs 30 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| 30MAR52 | Attempted photography (location not recorded) by D. Barnard and Tom Carpenter (40 mins). (Source: Tom Carpenter's log book) |
| OCT52 | Adastra advise DCA that Anson VH-AGO is due to be replaced by VH-BKZ and then retired. However, the fitment of camera equipment to VH-BKZ has not been completed. DCA approve a two-week CofA extension for VH-AGO in late October to enable it to finish a contract. |
| 17JAN53 | VH-BKZ crashed at Moorabbin, Vic when an engine failed on take-off. The aircraft struck an earth bank, telephone post and two fences before coming to rest in a ploughed field past the northern boundary of the airfield. Most of the port wing was torn off when it hit the post. The aircraft had flown beneath the 20 foot high telegraph wires running along both sides of Centre Dandenong Road. The crew of three received slight bruising only. The aircraft was written off. |
| 15MAY53 | Struck off Register. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 2 | 18SEP05 |
Added
more detail drawn from the log book of Tom Carpenter. Note that not
all flights recorded in the log book have been added to this chronology.
Thanks to Cay Carpenter.
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| 1 | 23FEB03 |
Original
Issue. Thanks to Geoff Goodall.
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