A89-272

History:

10MAR62	Received at 10SQN Townsville ex USA.
05MAY62	Despatched to 2AD for temporary fitment of SARAH.
11MAY62	Received at 10SQN ex 2AD.
03APR64	Received at CAC, Avalon for fitment of engine fire extinguishers (Mod 242).
22MAY64	Received at 10SQN ex CAC.
28JUL65	Received at 2AD ex 10SQN for painting.
30AUG65	Received at 10SQN ex 2AD.
31OCT66	To 2AD for E service.
01MAR67	To 10QN after E service.
12JAN68	Received at 2AD ex 10SQN for the prototype installation and testing of Mod 321.
29FEB68	Received at 10SQN ex 2AD.
01JUN70	To 2AD for E service.
27NOV70	To 10SQN after E service.
26JUL73	To 2AD for E service.
15NOV73	To 10SQN after E service.
23OCT75	Flew to Darwin for Exercise "Swift Swing". Return date is not recorded. This is the last mention of the aircraft in the No. 10 Squadron Operations Record Book and may be its last flight. Later allotted to Class 9 storage at Townsville.
21FEB77	To be declared to DAS for disposal.
18JUL77	Declared to Sales.
29SEP77	Tenders closed for removal ex RAAF Garbutt, Townsville. Subsequently sold to Queensland Air Museum, Brisbane.
18SEP79	Donated to Confederate Air Force as a spares source for their airworthy Neptune A89-273.
	To RAAF Base, Townsville as gate guard.
03FEB12	Damaged in Cyclone Yasi.
MAY12	Repairs to A89-280 commenced using parts from A89-272. A89-280 was placed on display at the main gate of RAAF Townsville in October 2012.
26AUG15	The Department of Defence announced the disposal of A89-272 and called for expressions of interest from Australian heritage organisations.
05FEB16	The RAAF announced that A89-272 has been gifted to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society. It is expected that the aircraft will be displayed at the HARS satellite facility at Parkes, NSW.
AUG17	A HARS work party began dismantling the aircraft for trucking to Parkes.
22AUG17	The first loads arrived at Parkes. The centre section and the rear fuselage are still to come. The fin is clearly from A89-280 so evidently A89-272 gave up her fin for the restoration of A89-280 which is displayed at the main gate at Garbutt.
01SEP17	The remainder of the aircraft was unloaded at Parkes.
17JUN18	HARS reported that the reassembly has been completed at Parkes and the aircraft has been towed on its own undercarriage.

 

Notes All P2V-7/SP-2H were classified as Mark 4 from the time of delivery.

 

Issue	Date	Remarks
13	17JUN18	The aircraft has been reassembled at Parkes.
12	03SEP17	Added three images of the HARS recovery operation. Thanks to Erik Lensson of the Parkes Aviation Museum.
11	02SEP17	The remainder of the aircraft was unloaded at Parkes on 01SEP.
10	22AUG17	The first loads arrived at Parkes on this date.
9	06AUG17	Added a reference to the aircraft being dismantled in Townsville.
8	05FEB16	The aircraft has been gifted to HARS.
7	15NOV15	Added details of E services and possible last flight.
6	24SEP15	Added an image of the aircraft on the main gate at Garbutt.
5	11SEP15	Added a recent image of A89-272.
4	27AUG15	Defence Dept announced the disposal of A89-272.
3	22OCT12	Added details of cyclone damage.
2	30NOV02	History expanded from Status Card

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