A67-3


Type: L-18-56 Lodestar C-60A-5-LO
MSN: 18-2536
Previous Identities: 42-56043
Subsequent Identities: VHRAC (callsign)
ZK-AOT
N4634V

History:

To United States Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-60A-5-LO serial 42-56043
24JUL43
Delivered ex Lockheed. (Source: 2)
11AUG43
Arrived Long Beach. (Source: 2)
15AUG43
Departed Long Beach. (Source: 2)
23AUG43
Received 3AD RAAF Amberley ex USA as A67-3. (Source: 1)
23AUG43
Allotted 37SQN ex 3AD. Long range trans-Pacific tanks to be removed at 37SQN. (Source: 1)
01SEP43
Allocated callsign VH-RAC. (Source: 1)
02SEP43
Issued 37SQN ex 3AD. (Source: 1)
05SEP43
Received 37SQN ex 3AD. (Source: 1)
The 37SQN ORB states that A67-3 arrived on 03SEP43. (Source: 4)
23MAR45
Allotted 1 Communications Unit, Essendon ex 37SQN. To be fitted with four seats ex Hudson A16-110. (Source: 1)
31MAR45
Issued to 1CU ex 37SQN. (Source: 1)
06APR45
Received 1CU ex 37SQN. (Source: 1)
11JUN45
Aircraft grounded at 1CU. (Source: 1)
07JUL45
Allotted 7AD ex 1CU for inspection and possible leak repairs. (Source: 1)
22JUL45
Received at 7AD ex 1CU. (Source: 1)
16JAN46
Work to cease. Aircraft to be stored. (Source: 1)
08FEB46
Received 7AD Storage ex 7AD. (Source: 1)
05FEB47
Sold to New Zealand National Airways Corp., Wellington for £800. (Source: 1)
27FEB47
Issued to purchaser. (Source: 1)
28APR47
Registered ZK-AOT. Named Korohia (New Zealand Thrush)
15JUN48
Departed Whenuapai for New Plymouth with 8 passengers but returned with undercarriage problems. The aircraft circled for 1 hr 35 min and landed safely. (Commander W.B. Mackley & First Officer G.G. Barnett). (Source: 3)
15MAY50
Inaugurated NAC services in Northland replacing the final L-10 Electra ZK-AFD. (Source: 3)
Sold to Northrop Aircraft Corp as N4634V
Sold to W.L. Hartman as N4634V
Sold to Tom's Auto Sales, Rockford, Illinois as N4634V
Sold to Tropical Air Transport as N4634V
Sold to Trans Aero Systems, Miami as N4634V
77
Removed from USCR by 1977

 

SOURCES
1
RAAF Form E/E.88.
2
MAC Air Case 200. NAA via Gordon Birkett.
3
Waugh, Layne & McConnell, The Illustrated History of NZNAC 1947-1978, Kynaston Charitable Trust, 2007.
4
NAA Series A9186 RAAF Unit History sheets (Form A50) [Operations Record Book - Forms A50 and A51] Number 37 Squadron Jul 43 - Feb 48



Issue Date Remarks
6 21JUN22
Greatly expanded the chronology from Source: 1.
5 01APR16
Refreshed page layout with no change to data.
4 19SEP15
Added details of an undercarriage incident on 15JUN48.
3 24JUN06
Added delivery details thanks to Gordon Birkett.
2 16APR99 -





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