
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VH-RCW |
Aircraft Original Type: | Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol |
Aircraft Version: | Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol |
C/n (msn): | 150603 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | RockhamptonMap |
Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBRK IATA: ROK Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 29 April 1976 |
Photo by: | David Carter |
Photo ID: | 25374 |
Photo Comment |
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VH-RCW was first registered in December 1960. Looking faded and unused in 1976 and was formally withdrawn from use in 1977. It next had a Cessna 150 blown into it during a cyclone, then was hit by a taxiing Cessna 206. By 1983 -RCW was dismantled and stored in an airport compound. Its fortunes changed in 1985 when it returned to the register. 10 years later and fully restored, it was a regular visitor to air shows and fly-ins. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 December 2017, and has since been viewed 406 times. |