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PILATUS PC-6/B1-H2
TURBO PORTER A14-705
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23APR71
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Registered HB-FFS to Pilatus Flugzeugwerke. (Source: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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26APR71
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Delivered ex the Pilatus factory. (Source: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Departed Stans, Switzerland on delivery to Australia as HB-FFS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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20MAY71
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Arrived at RAAF Amberley as HB-FFS. The aircraft was to become A14-731, however this was changed to A14-705 to avoid conflict with the serials of the Army's Bell Sioux helicopters. (Source: 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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16JUN71
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Struck off the Swiss Register. (Source: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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25MAR78
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Oakey was struck by a severe storm. The Courier-Mail of 26MAR78 reported that 15 aircraft were damaged. Aircraft were torn free from their moorings and it was reported that some were write-offs. It is not known which specific aircraft were damaged but it is speculated that this is what might have led to A14-705 having its forward fuselage replaced. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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OCT88
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A14-705 performed at the Bicentennial Air Show at RAAF Richmond. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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17OCT89
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The Porter was officially withdrawn from Army service to be replaced by the GAF Nomad. (Source: 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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16NOV92
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Sold to Jim Czerwinski. (Source: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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11FEB93
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Registered VH-ZCZ to Jim Czerwinski. (Source: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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18MAR94
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Cancelled from the Australian Register on sale to Canada as C-GZCZ. (Source: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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03MAY95
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Registered in Germany as D-FREE. The aircraft is current at the time of writing. (Source: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The fact that the original forward fuselage of msn 731 remains in Australia suggests that A14-705 was damaged in service and the entire forward fuselage was replaced with a new sub-assembly with the rebuilt airframe retaining the serial number 731. Therefore, further study of the history of this aircraft after it departed Australia must be regarded as academic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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04SEP10
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Collected
from Museum of Australian Army Flying at Oakey. Obtained by QAM under an
exchange agreement. The data plate on the firewall (termed Brantspant by Pilatus) reads as follows: PILATUS FLUGZEUGWERKE AG STANS PC-6.B1/H2 Fabr No. 731 Kontr 4.1.71 6201.0019.99 |
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