This 1962 Skywagon has a most interesting history. Allocated N2650Y but delivered straight to the Australian Army Aviation Corps as A98-150 on 31 Aug 1962. Served in Vietnam with 161 Recce Flight 1969-70: damaged in action Jan 70, over Phuoc Hai. Returned to Australia and repaired, later sold to GAF & civil registered VH-AUT(2) on 20 Aug 75. Later damaged during landing, placed in storage then SOR & sold. Transported to Lismore for restoration and re-reg VH-CRB(2) on 17 Jan 03: ff 14 Nov 03.

Visiting at the 2008 Auster Rally

This 1962 Skywagon has a most interesting history. Allocated N2650Y but delivered straight to the Australian Army Aviation Corps as A98-150 on 31 Aug 1962. Served in Vietnam with 161 Recce Flight 1969-70: damaged in action Jan 70, over Phuoc Hai. Returned to Australia and repaired, later sold to GAF & civil registered VH-AUT(2) on 20 Aug 75. Later damaged during landing, placed in storage then SOR & sold. Transported to Lismore for restoration and re-reg VH-CRB(2) on 17 Jan 03: ff 14 Nov 03.

VH-CRB was badly damaged in a storm at Bankstown airport in 1977. The photograph shows it after it was rebuilt and fitted with dropping wingtips to improve low-speed handling. It returned to the register July 1983 but was destroyed at Rylstone, New South Wales, on February 16, 1985. It failed to climb after take-off and finally spun in about one kilometre from the airstrip.