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| 12FEB45 | Delivered to the USAAF as 44-76336. |
| 27FEB45 | Delivered to the RAAF as A65-72 with the radio call-sign VHCIO. |
| 03MAR45 | To No 37 Sqn RAAF coded OM-O |
| 26FEB47 | To No 86 Transport Wing RAAF. |
| 12FEB48 | To Aircraft Research and Development Unit at Point Cook. |
| 21SEP48 | Starboard engine caught fire at Point Cook. |
| 26JAN49 | Starboard engine failure 60 miles SE of Charleville. |
| 08DEC50 | Front fuselage damaged. |
| 24OCT53 | To No 1 Sqn RAAF in Malaya. |
| 15JUL54 | To No 86 Transport Wing RAAF. |
| 13AUG58 | Struck off charge by the RAAF. |
| 12FEB59 | Despatched by air ex 2AD Richmond on sale to Adastra. |
| 24DEC59 | Registered VH-AGU to Adastra Airways. Certificate of Registration No. 3360. |
| 23JAN61 | A Fixed Equipment List of this date shows the aircraft fitted with an external Doppler antenna at Station 103 (approx) and associated equipment in the cabin. (NAA C3905/2 VH/AGU) |
| 06DEC61 | A Fixed Equipment List of this date shows the aircraft still fitted with an external Doppler antenna at station 103 (approx) and associated equipment in the cabin. The aircraft is now fitted with two portable oxygen bottles at Stations 177 and 411. (NAA C3905/2 VH/AGU) |
| 23DEC61 | Registered VH-AGU to Westralian Aerial Surveys. |
| 61 | Sometime around 1961 the aircraft was fitted with a Janitrol Heater in the cabin. See here. |
| 26OCT64 | Registered VH-AGU to Sepal Pty Ltd. |
| 03MAR66 | A
Fixed Equipment List of this date shows that the Doppler radome and aerial
have been removed. The Doppler equipment has been removed from the cabin
but the mounting racks were retained. The two portable oxygen bottles at
stations 177 and 411 are retained. The aircraft is now fitted for Electro
Magnetic work with the following equipment included (amongst others): E.M. Bird and mounting rack. E.M. Winch and mounting rack. Magnetometer track camera. Scintillometer in darkroom. Magnetometer boom with head installed fitted to tail cone. E.M. aerial as installed externally with distance extensers from fuselage. Compensating coil underside of aircraft fitted in A.D.F. loop housing at Station 460. (NAA C3905/2 VH/AGU) |
| 12OCT66 | A
Fixed Equipment List of this date shows the aircraft is now fitted with
only one portable oxygen bottle at station 177. The E.M. equipment now includes: 2 off supports aerial loop at Station 379 approx. 1 off loop aerial at Station 456 approx. 1 off aerial support at Station 620 approx. (NAA C3905/2 VH/AGU) |
| 25JUL67 | DCA
wrote to Adastra: "During the investigation of a bird strike sustained
by DC-3 aircraft VH-AGU it became apparent that a drift sight fitted to
the nose of the aircraft was not an approved installation. If it is intended
to re-fit a similar device to this aircraft we request that you supply this
office with a drawing or engineering order describing the device and its
attachments to the aircraft." (NAA C3905/2 VH/AGU) This probably refers to the wire frame drift sight which was fitted externally in front of the co-pilots windscreen. It is inferred that the bird strike removed the drift sight. Photo |
| 24OCT69 | Registered VH-AGU to Adastra Aerial Surveys. |
| 25FEB71 | DCA wrote to Adastra regarding the condition of the aircraft and requiring that the aircraft be reinspected and recertified before further flight. (NAA C3905/2 VH/AGU) |
| 09FEB72 | Struck off Register. |
| 08MAY72 | Restored to Register (to Adastra). |
| 12NOV74 | To East-West Airlines Ltd., Tamworth, NSW. |
| DEC74 | East-West
Airlines won a contract to provide an aircraft for trials of the Interscan
Microwave Landing System. VH-AGU was flown to Tamworth and painted in the
East-West blue and yellow livery prior to positioning to Melbourne for the
trials. The initial contract was for three years with options to extend.
(Source: Roger McDonald) The Civil Aviation Historical Society website has more information on: Interscan VH-AGU |
| 25JAN75 | Interscan MLS trials commenced. (Source: Roger McDonald) |
| 10AUG79 | Interscan MLS trials terminated. (Source: Roger McDonald) |
| 10AUG79 | To Great Pacific Aeroplane Co., Essendon, Vic. |
| 13AUG79 | Sold to Aerodyne Pty Ltd., Cheltenham, Vic. |
| 16NOV79 | Registered VH-AGU to Aerodyne Pty Ltd. |
| 80 | Sold to A. Encell. |
| 01MAR80 | Withdrawn from use at Essendon. |
| 05MAR81 | Returned to the Register. |
| 81 | To Air Charter Centre. Named "Old Faithful". |
| 05MAR81 | To Garnet Enterprises, Maitland, NSW. |
| 04JAN83 | To Yarakan Enterprises, Chinchilla, Qld. |
| 04JUN83 | Delivered to Golden West Airways (Yarakan Pty Ltd), Chinchilla, Qld. |
| 87 | To G. Twycross, Stones Corner, Qld. |
| 17JUN88 | To Dakota Airways, Archerfield, Qld. Named "Spirit of Free Enterprise". |
| JUN88 | To Peachbrand Pty Ltd. |
| 28JUL88 | Struck and damaged by Piper Cherokee 180 VH-AFS at Archerfield. |
| JAN93 | Repossessed by the Commonwealth Bank. |
| 03APR93 | Sold to Jeff Trappett, Morwell, Vic. |
| 10FEB97 | Ferried
from Kingaroy, via Wagga, to Latrobe Valley Regional Airport, Traralgon,
Vic. (13,500 hours total time). |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 21SEP05 |
Added
details of Janitrol heater mod during 1961.
|
| 7 | 06OCT04 |
Added
four new photos (3rd row) thanks to Dave Richards.
|
| 6 | 13JUL04 |
Added
a close-up photo of the Doppler antenna fairing thanks to Joe Tidey.
|
| 5 | 10JUL04 |
Added
details of the Interscan MLS trials 1974-1979 thanks to Roger McDonald.
|
| 4 | 06OCT03 |
Derek
Minter has highlighted an anomaly whereby the aircraft was deregistered
on 09FEB72 but Derek had crewed VH-AGU with Adastra in June 1972.
Tony Arbon advises that VH-AGU was restored to the Register on 08MAY72.
Thanks to Derek and Tony for resolving this matter.
|
| 3 | 22SEP03 |
Extra
detail added from NAA file C3905/2 VH/AGU thanks to Chris O'Neill.
|
| 2 | 05FEB03 |
Extra
detail added thanks to Allan Bovelt.
|
