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Old 17th Feb 2013, 17:01
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FAR CU
 
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Not me Peter . . .. . . I like it. So to 'the aeroplane shirt'.

You lift the tail and see the hole plain.

Here is the service history of VH-UXZ -


RAPIDE VH-UXZ (2) -

c/n 6801 Toc as NR713 at 18 MU 1.11.44. To Technical Training Command Comm Flight, White
Waltham 8.9.45; to Wyton 29.10.45. To Halton Station Flight 24.8.46. To 5 MU 16.1.47. Sold
29.5.47 to Field Aircraft Services Ltd. Regd G-AJSL (CofR 11550) 8.5.47 to Field Aircraft
Services Ltd, Croydon. Regn cld as sold abroad 16.6.47; (sale untraced). Regd 17.1.48 to
same owners. Regd 29.9.49 to Trent Valley Aviation Ltd, Tollerton; named "Friar Tuck". CofA
9374 issued 26.10.49. Regd 8.9.50 to Eagle Aviation Ltd, Luton. CofA lapsed 25.10.50. Regd
24.12.51 to Air Charter Ltd, Croydon. CofA renewed 21.3.52 and regd 9.4.52 to Eagle Aviation
Ltd, Blackbushe. Regd 10.4.52 to Surrey Flying Services Ltd, Croydon [based Southend]. Regd
26.3.56 to Southern Flying Schools Ltd t/a Portsmouth Aero Club, Portsmouth. Regd 10.1.61 to
Portsmouth Aero Club Ltd. Regd 9.5.62 to Thomas Hutton Marshall, Christchurch (dd 3.62).
Regd 28.8.62 to PE Palmer Holdings Ltd, Hurn. Regd 2.5.63 to Shackleton Aviation Ltd. CofA
lapsed 19.6.63. Regd 5.10.64 to Airgeneers Ltd, Staverton. CofA renewed 28.7.65. Regd
18.10.66 to Major Michael R Heerey t/a Parachute Regiment Free Fall Club, Netheravon; named
"Pegasus". Nominal reregn 1.3.67 to Lt Richard CJ Brinton. Sold 31.1.68 and regd 30.5.68 to
Trent Valley Aviation Ltd, Castle Donington. Operated [mid 68] by Northern Parachute Centre,
Usworth. Damaged when nosed over Usworth 23.2.69 and stored on site. Sold (to unidentified
party) 25.3.70. Regn cld 17.12.70 as pwfu. Remained at Usworth until at least 8.76; to Baginton
2.77; reported to Biggin Hill .78. Sold [70s] to Sander Veenstra, Australia; then several more
owners. Exported to Australia [78/79]; to MH Rolfe and stored Essendon, near Melbourne
[4.82]. To Moorabbin (1.83). Regd VH-UXZ [2] 31.1.95 to MH Rolfe, Cheltenham,
Vic (based Moorabbin). Rebuild nearly complete [4.01].
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