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| Type: | L-12A Electra Junior |
| MSN: | 1262 |
| Previous Identities: | 38-545
(USAAC) NC48471 N37P N299A N712EM (in error?) N712FM |
| Subsequent Identity: | TBA |
| Owner: | Rob Broek, Wanaka, NZ. |
History:
| 23MAR39 | Delivered to the USAAC as a C-40A. |
| JAN43 | Reclassified as a UC-40A. |
| Sold to the Pure Oil Co of Chicago as NC48471. | |
| Re-registered N37P to the Pure Oil Co. | |
| Re-registered N299A. | |
| Re-registered N712FM to A.D. Rhoades, Galveston, Texas. | |
| Sold to Keystone Builders Supply, Oklahoma City. | |
| by JAN67 | Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City. |
| Sold to Mustang Enterprises, Houston, Texas. | |
| Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City. | |
| by JUL69 | Sold to Aircraft and Engine Enterprises, Moore, Oklahoma. |
| Sold to William J. Haynes, Oklahoma City. | |
| by 77 | Sold to Donald R. Eyre, Sandy, Oregon. |
| AUG78 | Photographed at Moses Lake marked as N712EM. Image |
| byAUG81 | To Donald R. Eyre, Moses Lake, Washington. |
| 82 | Sold to Ray Piggott of Mareeba, QLD for $34,000.00. |
| JUN82 | Arrived
in Cairns, QLD. Delivery was delayed more than one week by engine
failure at Majuro*, Marshall Islands. Replacement engine was flown
out from the U.S. Mr Piggott had intended to operate a charter/air
safari business as "Air Heart Safaris" but this did not eventuate.
The aircraft was based at Mareeba and used occasionally for parachuting,
retaining its American registration. As a visiting foreign registered
aircraft, N712FM had to be "exported" and "imported" annually. To
satisfy this requirement, the aeroplane was flown to Port Moresby
and back to Mareeba. * This was originally reported as happening in Nauru but an article by Ray Piggott in the Mareeba Northern Star of April 2005 states that the engine failure occurred during the run-up prior to departure from Majuro. |
| OCT83 | Last flown and stored at Mareeba. |
| 17JUL87 | Cancelled from the U.S. Register. |
| 16SEP87 | Registered VH-HID to J.J. Rundell of Greenwood WA. |
| 26OCT87 | Ferried to Jandakot (Perth) via Alice Springs. |
| 02FEB89 | Registered to Australian Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, NSW. (John Conley) |
| 30DEC97 | Registered to International Jetairline Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, NSW. |
| SEP98 | Being operated out of Albury by John Love. |
| OCT98 | Returned to Broken Hill. |
| 19DEC01 | Registered to Australian Aircraft Sales (NSW) Pty Ltd, Sydney Airport, NSW. |
| 11SEP06 | John Conley passed away. |
| 09AUG07 | Change of ownership to Doug Hamilton of Whorouly, Vic. The aircraft is stored at Albury pending construction of a hangar at Whorouly. (Source: Australian Aviation, Oct 07) |
| 17NOV14 | The aircraft was painted in USAAC markings for an appearance in the movie Unbroken which premiered in Sydney on this date. |
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08MAY22
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Departed Wangaratta for Taree and Lord Howe Island flown by Doug Hamilton and Stephen Death. |
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09MAY22
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Departed Lord Howe Island for Norfolk Island and Auckland. |
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10MAY22
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Departed Auckland for Timaru and Wanaka on delivery to its new owner, Rob Broek of Wanaka NZ. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 04DEC22 |
Added
a slideshow.
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| 16 | 18MAY22 |
The
aircraft has been sold in New Zealand.
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| 15 | 04SEP16 | |
| 14 | 18MAY16 |
Added
an image of the aircraft marked as
N712EM.
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| 13 | 08MAY16 | |
| 12 | 08APR16 |
Refreshed
page layout with no change to data.
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| 11 | 17MAY09 |
Added
a recent image thanks to Phil Vabre.
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| 10 | 15JUN08 |
Added
three recent images thanks to Phil Vabre.
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| 9 | 02DEC07 |
Added
registration dates for Australian Aircraft Sales thanks to Noel
Oxlade.
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| 8 | 10NOV07 |
Added
three new images thanks to Geoff Goodall.
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| 7 | 28SEP07 |
Added
change of ownership to Doug Hamilton.
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| 6 | 13APR00 | - |
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