VH-BIH
| Type: | L-414-08 Hudson Mk IVA/A-28 |
| MSN: | 6076 |
| Previous Identities: | 41-23217 A16-147 (VH-RBH radio call-sign) |
| Subsequent Identities: | 2601 (Israeli Air Force) |
History:
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26DEC41
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Received 1 AD Laverton ex USA. |
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25JAN42
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Received 14 Sqn Pearce ex 1 AD. |
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28MAR42
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Taxied into concrete tie-down block at Pearce, damaging bomb doors and underside of fuselage. |
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28OCT42
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Received 17 RSU ex 14 Sqn. |
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28MAR43
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Received 1 OTU ex 17 RSU. |
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02MAY43
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Received 7 AD ex 1 OTU for overhaul and modifications. |
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14JUL43
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Received 3 AD ex 7 AD en route 6 Sqn. |
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15AUG43
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Received 6 Sqn ex 3 AD. |
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03SEP43
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Received 7 AD ex 6 Sqn for modification to transport aircraft. |
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15NOV43
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Received 1 CU ex 7 AD. 1 CU to fit seats for use by CAS. |
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23NOV43
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Received 7 AD ex 1 CU. |
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06JAN44
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Allocated radio callsign VH-RBH. |
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08JAN44
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Received 38 Sqn ex 7 AD. |
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17JUN44
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Received 1 OTU ex 38 Sqn. |
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29NOV45
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Allocated to 2 AD for storage. |
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03DEC45
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Above allotment suspended. Aircraft to remain at 1 OTU for Bush Fire Patrol until 31MAR46 then to proceed to 2 AD Richmond for storage. |
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29MAR46
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Received 2 AD Storage ex East Sale. |
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24APR47
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Sold to Godden, Board and Godden, Sydney for £1,000. |
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22JUL47
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Issued to purchaser. |
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19MAR48
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Registration application from C. Raymond Penny, Sydney specifying 13 passenger configuration. |
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12JUN48
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Test flown at Bankstown by Warren Penny. (Source: 2) |
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17JUN48
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Test flown at Bankstown by Warren Penny. (Source: 2) |
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17JUN48
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Added to the register as VH-BIH. |
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20JUN48
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Test flown at Bankstown by Warren Penny. (Source: 2) |
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23JUN48
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Flown
from Bankstown to Mascot by Warren Penny. (Source: 2) This was Warren Penny's last flight in VH-BIH recorded in this log book. |
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SEP48
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Test flown at Bankstown and Mascot by Greg Board. (Source: 1) |
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08SEP48
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Penny wrote to DCA advising that he was leaving on a "private overseas flight" on 16SEP48. Captain G. Board and passenger C.R. Penny. |
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02OCT48
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Departed Sydney for Charleville-Cloncurry-Darwin flown by Greg Board. (Source: 1) |
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09OCT48
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Departed Darwin for Koepang-BaliSourabaya-Singapore-Penang-Rangoon-Calcutta-Allahabad-Delhi-Lahore-Karachi-Jiwani-Bahrain-Baghdad-Beirut-Nicosia-Athens-Rome arriving 06NOV48. (Source: 1) |
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03NOV48
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Passed through Bahrain en route Baghdad and Nicosia. Aircraft documents named the owner as Burke Naughton Pty Ltd, Sydney and the pilot as G.R. Board. (Burke Naughton was a Sydney real estate firm of which C.R. Penny was a director.) Registration markings on the rear fuselage were only approximately two inches high. |
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06NOV48
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Bahrain received a flight plan clearing VH-BIH from Nicosia to Bahrain direct, giving the captain's name as G. Braln. Bahrain were unable to contact the aircraft and eventually instigated overdue action. It was later established that the aircraft had diverted to Haifa. The aircraft was subsequently handed over to the Israeli Air Force and issued with the serial 2601 (subject to confirmation). (At the time, Israel was engaged in its war of independence and was the subject of an arms embargo). |
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11OCT49
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Struck off Australian Register as "improper sale overseas". It is assumed that the aeroplane was subsequently destroyed in combat or scrapped. |
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SOURCES
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1
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Log Book of Gregory R. Board photographed by Matthew Denning and transcribed by Geoff Goodall. |
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2
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Log Book of Warren Penny photographed by Greg Weir in 2021. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 4 | 11APR21 |
Added
details from Source: 2.
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| 3 | 10AUG18 |
Added
details from Source: 1.
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| 2 | 17OCT01 |
Added
Israeli Air Force serial 2601
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