VH-BNS
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| Type: | Avro 652A Anson Mk 1 |
| MSN: | Nil |
| Previous Identities: | W1587 |
History:
| Built by A.V. Roe & Co Ltd at Newton Heath for the RAF as W1587. Delivered to Australia for the Empire Air Training Scheme. | |
| 03DEC40 | Taken on charge by the RAAF as W1587. Received at No 2 Aircraft Park, Bankstown, NSW same day. |
| 22DEC40 | Received at No 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton, Vic ex 2AP. |
| 23JAN41 | Received at No 1 Air Navigation School, Parkes, NSW ex 1AD. |
| 23FEB42 | Received at No 8 Service Flying Training School, Bundaberg, Qld ex 1ANS. |
| 20SEP43 | Forced landing during a night exercise at Bundaberg. |
| 04OCT43 | Issued to Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Archerfield, Qld ex 8SFTS. |
| 29JUN44 | Issued to No 3 Aircraft Depot, Amberley, Qld ex APL, Archerfield. |
| 22JUL44 | Received at 8SFTS, Bundaberg ex 3AD. |
| 06JUL45 | Received at Care and Maintenance Unit, Evans Head, NSW ex 88OBU, Bundaberg. |
| 28FEB46 | Received at RAAF Station Maryborough, Qld for storage ex Evans Head. |
| 02JAN47 | Sold by Commonwealth Disposals Commission to Cairns Flying School, Cairns, Qld. |
| 10JAN47 | Issued to purchaser. |
| 47 | Ferried from Maryborough to Cairns. |
| JUN47 | W1587 is being used to supply spare parts for the Cairns Flying School's other Anson VH-BBC. |
| AUG47 | G.K. Bolton sold the unconverted W1587 to Australian Air Traders of Sydney and the aircraft was subsequently ferried to Bankstown. |
| 47 | Change of ownership to Australian Air Traders, trading as Guinea Air Traders. |
| 29MAY50 | Registration application from Airflite (Training) Pty Ltd, Bankstown, NSW. |
| 09NOV50 | Added to the Register as VH-BNS. Airflite advise DCA that they are registering the aircraft for resale purposes only and they will not be operating the aircraft. |
| 29JAN53 | Change of ownership to Adastra Airways, Mascot. |
| 03APR53 | Crashed on take-off at Moorabbin when the starboard engine failed at a height of 20 feet. The aircraft struck a ditch, crossed a road on the northern perimeter of the aerodrome and came to rest on its belly in a paddock. The aircraft was written off. |
| 02JUN54 | Struck off the Register. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 1 | 23FEB03 |
Original
Issue. Thanks to Geoff Goodall.
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