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HAVILLAND DROVER MK III VH-FDR "John Flynn"
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04JUN51
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First flight at Bankstown as a Mk.I. | ||||||||||||||
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06JUN51
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Delivered to TAA at Bankstown. | ||||||||||||||
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20JUN51
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Certificate of Airworthiness issued. | ||||||||||||||
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VH-DRB
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25JUN51
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Registered to TAA as VH-DRB "John Flynn". | ||||||||||||||
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26JUN51
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Delivered to TAA Sydney. | ||||||||||||||
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26JUN51
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Ferried Sydney/Coffs Harbour/Brisbane by Capt. W.D. Young. | ||||||||||||||
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27JUN51
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Publicity flying at Brisbane Airport. | ||||||||||||||
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28JUN51
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Ferried to Charleville by Capt. Young. Based at Charleville for TAA services and Flying Doctor contract services. | ||||||||||||||
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53
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Converted to Mk.II. | ||||||||||||||
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01JUL59
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Change of ownership to Royal Flying Doctor Service (Qld. Section). Operated and maintained by TAA. | ||||||||||||||
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JAN61
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Converted to Mk.III at Bankstown. Main feature of the conversion was the fitment of Lycoming engines. | ||||||||||||||
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VH-FDR
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01OCT62
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Re-registered VH-FDR. | ||||||||||||||
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05JAN66
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Damaged during take-off at Thargomindah when struck by a windstorm causing it to collide with rocks collapsing the undercarriage. Capt. Killen and two passengers were unhurt. | ||||||||||||||
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04AUG66
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Struck off register at owner's request. | ||||||||||||||
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15MAY73
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Noted stored dismantled in back of RFDS hangar at Charleville. No engines, full RFDS colours and still named "John Flynn". | ||||||||||||||
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75
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Sold to Tangalooma Air Taxis for spares (for VH-AZS). | ||||||||||||||
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76
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Trucked to Brisbane. | ||||||||||||||
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DEC77
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Stripped airframe acquired by Ross Stephens and used as a child's playhouse at his Aspley home. | ||||||||||||||
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23DEC79
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Acquired by QAM in exchange for a play aeroplane constructed by David Bussey. By this time all that remained was the fuselage and two wings one of which had been run over by a vehicle prior to collection by QAM. | ||||||||||||||
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13SEP80
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Moved from Ross Stephens' Aspley residence to QAM storage area at Brisbane Airport. | ||||||||||||||
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18JAN85
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The northern suburbs of Brisbane were struck by a severe hailstorm with high winds. QAM aircraft escaped significant damage although one of the Drover wings was picked up by the winds and carried an estimated 100 metres being severely damaged in the process. Fortunately this was the wing which had been run over by a vehicle. | ||||||||||||||
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23FEB86
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Transported to Caloundra. | ||||||||||||||
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SEP86
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Markings on fuselage repainted by Wal Waterton. | ||||||||||||||
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