| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-CYB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett |
| Aircraft Version: | Yeoman 175 |
| C/n (msn): | 257 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | December 1961 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 136537 |
| Photo Comment |
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The registration VH-CYB was never formally taken up. It was a step in the transition of the CA-6 Wackett into the Yeoman YA-1 Cropmaster. Wackett VH-AIV served as the basis of this test aircraft. It was fitted with the metal tail designed for the Cropmaster but retained the Warner Scarab radial of the wartime trainer. -CYB was completely rebuilt in early 1962 as a production YA-1 Cropmaster (c/n 106) with a Lycoming O-540 engine. A new registration, VH-CYW, was allocated. This photo was added on 13 April 2019, and has since been viewed 364 times. |