VH-BIB
| Type: | L-414-56 Hudson Mk IIIA/A-29 |
| MSN: | 6357 |
| Previous Identities: | 41-23540 BW678 A16-192 |
| 05APR42 | Received 2 AD Richmond ex USA. (Source: 3) |
| 27APR42 | Aircraft departed for 32 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 29APR42 | Aircraft returned to Richmond. (Source: 3) |
| 04MAY42 | Issued 32 Sqn (Horn Island) ex 2 AD. (Source: 3) |
| 02SEP42 | Received 5 AD ex 32 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 20SEP42 | Received 1 AD ex 5 AD en route 13 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 25SEP42 | Received 13 Sqn ex 1 AD. (Source: 3) |
| 28OCT42 | Received 1 RSU ex 13 Sqn for wing change. (Source: 3) |
| 06NOV42 | Received 13 Sqn ex 1 RSU. (Source: 3) |
| 04DEC42 | Received 5 AD ex 13 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 07DEC42 | Fitted with auxiliary tank and CO2 equipment. (Source: 3) |
| 08JAN43 | Received 13 Sqn ex 5 AD. (Source: 3) |
| 28JAN43 | Received 1 RSU ex 13 Sqn for repair. (Source: 3) |
| 06FEB43 | Received 13 Sqn ex 1 RSU. (Source: 3) |
| 16MAR43 | Received 1 RSU ex 13 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 20MAR43 | Received 13 Sqn ex 1 RSU. (Source: 3) |
| 04APR43 | Received 2 Sqn ex 13 Sqn. (Source: 3) |
| 19SEP43 | Received 5 AD ex 2 Sqn for repairs to wrinkled mainplane. (Source: 3) |
| 15JUN44 | Received 2 AD Richmond ex 5 AD for completion of repairs. (Source: 3) |
| 04AUG44 | Received 1 OTU ex 2 AD. (Source: 3) |
| 22MAR46 | Received 2 AD Richmond ex 1 OTU for storage. (Source: 3) |
| 24SEP47 | Sold to European Air Transport, Sydney for £620. (Source: 3) |
| 25NOV47 | Collected by purchaser. (Source: 3) |
| 17DEC47 | Registered to European Air Transport as VH-BIB. (Source: AustAirData) |
| 29JAN48 | Registration application from European Air Transport, Sydney to be used for overseas charters in 14 passenger 2 crew configuration. (Source: 4) |
| MAY48 | Aircraft being overhauled for CofA by Curtis Madsen Aircrafts at Bankstown. Work suspended when payment was not forthcoming from EAT. (Source: 4) |
| NOV48 | EAT "virtually non-existent by now". (Source: 4) |
| 16DEC48 | Struck off Register as withdrawn from service. (Source: AustAirData) |
| 49 | Sold for scrap. CofA never completed. (Source: 4) |
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SOURCES
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3
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RAAF Form E/E.88 Airframe Record Card A16-192. |
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4
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DCA file on VH-BIB accessed by Geoff Goodall. |
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The conversion of former RAAF Hudsons to airliners was largely driven by the upsurge in migration from Europe in the immediate post-war years. Several entrepreneurs began operating charter flights, mainly from Rome and Athens, in what became known amongst the main players as The Migrant Caper. These operations are covered in exquisite detail in Geoff Goodall's seminal work. The following link will take you to Geoff Goodall's Aviation History Site: |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 3 | 30NOV22 |
Added
sources to the chronology and expanded the information from
Source: 4.
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| 1 | 13FEB98 |
Original
issue
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