RAAF
Daniel Leahy 2001
Daniel Leahy 2004
Aircraft History
Constructors Number 848. Deliverd to RAAF in January 1943.
Wartime History
On 24/2/43 it was received by 2 OTU from 1 AD; on 15/4/43 it was received by 83 Squadron at Strathpine and is believed to have been coded 'X' with them; on 30/4/43 it was received by 85 Squadron from 83 Squadron; on 19/5/43 it's prop was damaged in a taxiing accident at Guildford; on 3/7/43 it was involved in a low flying accident while with 85 Sqn and it sat around at Guildford, WA for the rest of 1943 and 1944; on 26/1/45 it was finally received at 4 AD at Boulder WA; on 25/3/45 it was received back by 83 Squadron at Menangle, NSW; on 4/7/45 it had notched up around 720 hrs on its engine and was due for replacement, so was to be allocated to an Air Depot; on 17/7/45 it was received by 6 AD at Oakey, but it doesn't appear the engine was changed but was just stored there.
Postwar
On 13/5/46 it was authorised for write off but it was only stripped of parts; eventually the remains (mainly just the fuselage) was owned by Hawker De Havilland in Victoria.
Display
Fuselage is on display at the Moorabbin
Aircraft Museum.
References
Historical details via ADF Serials.
Boomerang
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