ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A39 Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing
| Aircraft Serial | c/n | Type | Aircraft History |
| A39-1 | 248 | F17D | Ex NC19478. Registered VH-ACU 07/03/39 to 01/05/41. Impressed into RAAF service 23/05/41. To 2CF 24/05/41. Taxying accident 06/08/41, taxied into boundry markers and the port wheeel damaged. To 2CRD 05/03/44. To 2AD 04/11/44. Sold 02/05/45 to Brown and Dureau for 1350 pounds. Registered VH-ACU 01/06/46 to 19/03/74. Was at Air World Wangaratta VIC in the Early 80's. Currently in Adelaide SA, requiring a rebuild. |
| A39-2 | 357 | D17A | A39-2 was first allocated 01/05/41 to VH-UXP c/n 108, but defered and became A39-3. Then reallocated to D17A c/n 357 ex NC20778 of the 1940-41 US Antarctic Expedition. Impressed into service 27/07/42. To 2AP 27/07/42. To 2CF 03/08/42. To 3CF 04/09/42. To 5AD 22/12/42. To ANA 27/12/42. To3CF 04/01/43. To 2CRD 04/05/44. Sold as VH-AFP 03/47. Crashed 22/12/63 near Springton, QLD while aerial seeding and destroyed. |
| A39-3 | 108 | C17B | Registered VH-UXP 02/02/37 to 01/05/41. Allocated A39-2 01/05/41 but not taken up (defered). Returned to Register as VH-UXP 09/07/41 to 25/08/42. Impressed on 13/08/42. To 36 Sqn 24/08/42. To 2CF 07/09/42. To 4CF 07/10/43. To 3CRD 25/04/44. Approval given to transfer this aircraft to Beechcraft in a deal to swap it for A32-2 08/11/45. It seems the swap was not completed. To3AD Store 09/08/45. Sold 02/04/47 to Kingsford Smith Aviation Services at Mascot. Issued 23/06/47 and restored as C17L. Registered VH-UXP from 06/08/87. |
The Author of this page is Steve Mackenzie (the page was previously maintained by Darren Crick).
Source: RAAF Museum Website, Classic Wings Downunder Magazine, CASA Aircraft records, RAAF Status Cards.
Emails: Gordon Birkett, John Andrade.
Main Image: Grahame Higgs.

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