| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-CLW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Heron |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Heron |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H.114 Riley Heron 2 |
| C/n (msn): | 14108 |
| Operator Titles: | Connair |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Alice Springs - Townsite (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Northern Territory, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | Central Australian Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 22 November 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 713012 |
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Built as standard Heron 2D with Gipsy Queen engines and delivered to the WGAF as CA+001, this was one of two for the Chief of Staff and Chancellor, returning as G-ASFI in 1964. It was sold on to Transportes Aereos de Guinea Portuguesa as CR-GAT and bought by Connellan Airways in 1970, who rebuilt VH-CLW at Alice Springs in 1972 as a Riley Heron with four Lycoming IO-540 engines and 3 blade props. It was leased to Kendell Airlines in 1976 and sold to Air Tungaru, Kirabati becoming T3-ATA in 1981 and then DQ-FDY with Sunflower Airlines, Fiji in 1984. Back to Australia in 1997 and to CAAM in 2012 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 August 2024, and has since been viewed 147 times. |