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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 24, 2005 22:43:03 GMT 12
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Post by Martin Edwards on Oct 25, 2005 20:46:04 GMT 12
from www.adf-serials.com/2a52.shtmlCompleted as a PR41 and renumbered as A52-324. 07/05/48 2 AD. 28/05/48 3 AD Archerfield QLD. Stored. 06/11/52 Sold to A Oates DFC to compete in the England to New Zealand Air Race. It became VH-KLG in recognition of the spark-plug manufacturer who sponsored the flight. 10/53 Ditched off the coast of Burma due to fuel exhaustion when en-route to England for the start of the race (Wilson p.192).
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 25, 2005 21:06:32 GMT 12
Thanks Martin, much obliged. It looked really cool.
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