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| Aircraft Serial |
Model |
c/n |
Aircraft History |
| A18-1 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-2 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-3 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-4 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-5 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-6 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-7 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-8 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-9 |
S.25 |
n/a |
Reserved for first 9 Sunderlands delivered, but not taken up. |
| A18-10 |
S.23 |
S.811 |
Ex G-ADUT 'Centaurus'.
Originally Ex-BOAC, but at the start of the War BOAC S.23's that were in Australia were transfered to QANTAS. An equal number of QANTAS Aircraft were tranfered to BOAC.
Impressed to RAAF service from QEA, 09/39.
Working out of Darwin 12/41, servicing RAAF bases in NEI, Koepang, Ambon, Buru.
03/03/42, Destroyed Broome Harbour during Japanese Air Raid.
             
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| A18-11 |
S.23 |
S.843 |
Ex G-AEUA 'Calypso'.
09/1939 Impressed to RAAF service from QEA,
11/1941 11 Sqn, working in New Guinea area, Rabaul evacuations, etc,
01/1942 Working in New Guinea area, Rabaul evacuations, etc,
16/02/1942 33 Sqn is formed, takes over Empire Flying Boats,
08/08/1942 sank near Daru, New Guinea , following damage sustained in a heavy seas landing for rescue of survivors of torpedoed steamship Mamuta.
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| A18-12 |
S.23 |
S.849 |
Ex G-AEUG 'Coogee'.
26/09/1938 Registered VH-ABC 'Coogee',
28/08/1940 Impressed to RAAF service from QANTAS,
01/1942 Working in New Guinea area, Rabaul evacuations, .
16/02/1942 33 Sqn is formed, takes over Empire Flying Boats,
28/02/1942 Crashed during water landing at Townsville.
RAAF crew killed:FLTLT Robert John Love 400004 (Pilot), PLTOFF Peter Satterswaite Devonshire 407942, CPL William James French 10429, LAC Maurice Clayton 15065.
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| A18-13 |
S.23 |
S.877 |
Ex G-AFBK 'Coolangatta'.
Registered VH-ABB 'Coolangatta' 19/04/38 to 28/08/40.
Impressed to RAAF service from QANTAS, 28/08/40.
Late 01/1942 with 41 Sqn Coded DQ-A.
08/11/1941, With 11 Sqn working out of Darwin to Ambon, NEI etc. Working in NEI area - evacuations.
29/07/1943 Released from RAAF, returned to Qantas Empire Airways, again as VH-ABB Coolangatta,
11/10/1944 Crashed Rose Bay, Sydney NSW.
1 Passenger killed and another 15 passengers and crew injured.
   
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| A18-14 |
S.23 |
S.1025 |
12/03/1942 G-AFPZ Clifton leased from BOAC to RAAF, .
14/03/1942 With 41 Sqn Coded DB-B.
Allotted to 33 Sqn,.
26/06/43 Released from RAAF service and bought by QEA, registered then as VH-ACD (named HUSSEY and ASHLEY).
18/01/44 Lost during a training landing accident at Rose Bay, Sydney.
Brought ashore, damaged now by salt water, was converted to components.
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The Author of this page is Darren Crick updated by Brendan Cowan
Source: http://airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum, Townsville at War Website, Australian Aviation Magazine, National Archives, CASA Aircraft Records.
Emails: Wynnum B Graham, Bob Livingston, Richard Gibbons, Dean Norman, Gordon Birkett, John Andrade.
Converted to CMS 14th November 2025
Updated 19 August 2014
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