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AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY & SURVEY MAPPING EXHIBIT
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by Aero Commander Division of Rockwell-Standard Corp., Bethany, Oklahoma.
N4700E assigned initially by the factory but not advised to the FAA and
not taken up. N4700E subsequently used on serial 680FL-1779-148. |
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07SEP66
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Modified Work Release Order 3638, under Work Release Order 153. | ||||||||||||||
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N556DC
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14SEP66
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Registered N556DC to Dravo Corp., Bellevue, Washington. | ||||||||||||||
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OCT66
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Change of marks from N4700E to N556DC authorised by MWRO 3638-3. | ||||||||||||||
| Painted to a custom design in Bluetone White, Valor Red and Black. | |||||||||||||||
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07DEC66
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To Aero Air Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon. | ||||||||||||||
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07DEC66
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To Aero Commander Acceptance Corp., Bethany, Oklahoma. | ||||||||||||||
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28NOV66
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Modified with installation of Chamberlain 3066X nose radome (for RDR-100). | ||||||||||||||
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28NOV66
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Certificate of Airworthiness - 2A4 Revision 11. Engines: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A with Hartzell HC-B3Z30-2B/9349-6.5 (87") propellers. |
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15DEC66
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To Dravo Corp., Bellevue, Washington. | ||||||||||||||
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07JAN69
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Modified with installation of Hartzell HC-B3Z30-2B/9349 (93.5") propellers. | ||||||||||||||
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07JAN69
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Modified with installation of Brown Aero Corp flap area mod (STC SA 796SW). | ||||||||||||||
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18MAR69
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Export Certificate E67271. | ||||||||||||||
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VH-DCE
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08APR69
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Cancelled, sold in Australia as VH-DCE. | ||||||||||||||
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17APR69
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To Dravo Pty Ltd., Perth, Western Australia. | ||||||||||||||
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13DEC72
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To Arrindale Investments Pty Ltd., Ballarat, Victoria. | ||||||||||||||
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20JUL76
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To Nevin Nominees Pty Ltd., Fawkner, Victoria. | ||||||||||||||
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24FEB77
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To Millson Group Holdings Pty Ltd., Fawkner, Victoria. | ||||||||||||||
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10APR80
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To Hawkins, Graham Clyde., North Balwyn, Victoria. | ||||||||||||||
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08NOV83
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Cancelled, withdrawn from service. | ||||||||||||||
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06JUL84
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Returned to Register to Hawkins, Graham Clyde., North Balwyn, Victoria. | ||||||||||||||
| Named Donna | |||||||||||||||
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22FEB85
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To Civil Flying Services Pty Ltd., Cheltenham, Victoria. | ||||||||||||||
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18JUN85
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To Karco Nominees Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria. | ||||||||||||||
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23MAY86
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To Macecut Pty Ltd., North Cairns, Queensland. | ||||||||||||||
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14APR92
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Cancelled, withdrawn from use. | ||||||||||||||
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OCT95
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To Queensland TAFE, Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland as a training aid. | ||||||||||||||
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MAR99
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Noted at Oxenford in the yard of Coastal Auto Sales on Old Pacific Highway. | ||||||||||||||
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To Queensland Institute for Aeronautical Engineering, Caloundra, Queensland. | ||||||||||||||
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20MAR07
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Bernie Moriarty of QASCO (Queensland Aerial Survey Company Pty Ltd) donated a Wild RC9 aerial survey camera (serial number 629) to QAM. (Source: 2) | ||||||||||||||
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17NOV07
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A section of fuselage was moved to Queensland Air Museum at Caloundra Airport in order to display a Wild RC9 aerial survey camera installation, although no camera installation was ever made on this aircraft in service. | ||||||||||||||
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10DEC07
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The remains of the airframe were collected by a scrap dealer from QIAE at Caloundra Airport, Queensland. | ||||||||||||||
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11JAN09
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The fuselage section was installed in QAM's Aerial Photography and Survey Mapping exhibit in Hangar 1. The Aero Commander/RC9 diorama was constructed by QAM Treasurer, Cameron Elmes. It should be noted that this display is representative only as VH-DCE was never operated as a survey aircraft. | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The meagre remains of VH-DCE cannot be regarded as an aircraft exhibit but its full history is presented here for the benefit of future historians. |
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| QAM records its appreciation to Bernie Moriarty of Qasco for the donation of the Wild RC9 camera. | |||||||||||||||
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