| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-WWC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aero 45 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Let Ae-45/145 |
| Aircraft Version: | Let Ae-145 Super Aero 145 |
| C/n (msn): | 20-002 |
| Operator Titles: | Commodore Aviation |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
| Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 27 November 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 714157 |
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This Aero 145 was built at Kunovice, Czechoslovakia in 1961 and imported into Australia in 1962, being assembled at Bankstown and then being used for fish spotting (especially tuna) by Commodore Aviation out of Port Lincoln, SA. From 1963 a 10-year contract for lighthouse supply began, taking advantage of the aircraft's excellent endurance and short-field characteristics. A Cessna 337 took over the fish spotting in 1968 but the Aero continued with charter and island work till 1979. Wfu by 1985, it was allocated VH-ZCL for a long-term restoration project from 2001 and placed on display at SAAM This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 August 2024, and has since been viewed 97 times. |