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"Suzy-Q"
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Serial #: A46-122 Construction #: 945 Civil Registration: VH-MHR Model: CA-13 Name: Suzy-Q Status: Airworthy Last info: 2005 |
History: Delivered to Royal Australian AF as A46-122. - BOC: 1943. - SOC: August, 1948. - Served with RAAF 83 Squadron. - Withdrawn from use, May 1946. - Stored RAAF Oakey, Queensland. - Sold to farmer, circa 1948. Fuselage frame recovered from farm, Oakey, Queensland, 1972. John Hill, Springbrook, Queensland, 1975. Matthew Denning, Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Aug. 1975-2005. - Acquired for $A30.00. - Restored using new-build wings, Hendra. - Final assembly completed at Toowoomba, Queensland, 2001. - First flight, Feb. 14, 2003. - Flown as A46-122/MH-R/Suzy-Q. - Registered as VH-MHR. |
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Source(s): Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Steve Hitchen. Photo Source(s): Steve Hitchen. |
