A97-216
History:
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29JAN59 | Received by RAAF. |
05MAR59 | Received at 2AD, Richmond for acceptance inspection. |
18MAR59 | Received at 86 Wing. |
10NOV61 | Despatched to Lockheed for fuel tank corrosion repair. |
30APR62 | Received at 86 Wing ex the USA. |
13OCT63 | Received at 2AD for mods. |
20JAN64 | Received at 86 Wing. |
17AUG64 | Received at Qantas for E service. |
24NOV64 | Received at 2AD ex Qantas. |
03MAR65 | Received at 2AD ex 36SQN for repairs. |
13APR65 | Received at 36SQN. |
21JUN66 | Received at 2AD for Mod 125. |
21JUL66 | Received at 36SQN. |
29AUG66 | Received at 2AD for replacement of forward cargo door lock fittings. |
31AUG66 | Received at 36SQN. |
12OCT66 | Received at 2AD for repairs. |
17OCT66 | Received at 36SQN. |
21JUN67 | Received at 2AD for Mods 137 and 138. |
22NOV67 | Received at 36SQN. |
28NOV67 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
26JAN68 | Received at 36SQN. |
13JUL70 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
21AUG70 | Received at 36SQN. |
30NOV72 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
08JAN73 | Received at 36SQN. |
26JUN73 | Issued to 36SQN ex 2AD after wing rehabilitation and repair of undercarriage. |
15NOV73 | Allotted to 486SQN. |
17JUN75 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
15AUG75 | Issued to 486SQN ex Qantas. |
12NOV75 | Allotted to 2AD for wing repairs. |
24MAY78 | Registration application from Global Jet Sales/Parmax, Fort Worth, Texas as N2268W (NTU). |
13JUL78 | Allotted to Laverton for declaration to DAS for sale. |
JUN83 | Seen at Laverton, VIC as HK-3017X replacing A97-208. |
19NOV83 | "Departed Australia for overhaul in the USA before sale to Aviaco of Columbia subject to US State Dept approval. DEC86 Located at Oakland, California." (Quoted verbatim from the status card). |
04DEC83 | Seen at Oakland, California as HK-3017X on delivery to Aviacion Columbiana but sale was vetoed by US authorities. |
FEB85 | Registered to Ford & Vlahos, San Francisco as N15FV. |
MAR89 | Registered to Fowler Aeronautical Services as N216CR (CR = Chuck Rittenberry) |
22JUN92 | Seen at Van Nuys, California as N216CR. |
SEP92 | Registered to IEP IEPO, Chatsworth, California as N216CR. |
14MAR93 | Flew Gander/Shannon/Alverca, Portugal to OGMA (Lockheed service centre) and stored along with N207GM (A97-207) |
04MAY01 | Noted at Alverca, Portugal, complete but in poor condition. Expected to be scrapped. Carries small "Clube OGMA" titles on fin. (Aviation Letter 415/55) |
SEP01 | Scrapped by OGMA. (Source: Col Tigwell) |
03 | The aircraft was noted still intact at OGMA in late 2003. (Source: Adrian Streather) |
ABBREVIATIONS
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ADS | Anti-Deterioration Servicing |
AMTDU | Air Movements Training & Development Unit |
DAS | Department of Administrative Services |
NTU | Not Taken Up |
2AD | No 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond |
Issue | Date | Remarks |
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9 | 13MAY23 |
Added
an image of N216CR thanks to Geoff
Goodall.
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8 | 10APR16 |
Refreshed
page layout with no change to data.
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7 | 13SEP15 |
Added
an image thanks to Peter Gates.
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6 | 13MAY12 |
Added
the derivation of the registration N216CR thanks to Bob Maddern.
See MAR89.
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5 | 05MAY11 |
Added
a report that the aircraft was still intact in late 2003.
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4 | 03APR06 |
Added
details of fate. Thanks to Col Tigwell.
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3 | 18DEC02 |
Added
details from RAAF status card.
Also added an image of N216CR thanks to Don Rogers. |