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A68-118 VH-AGJ "Eclat"
Jeff Trappett, Australia
P-51 Survivor A68-118 VH-AGJ
Status: Flying
NAA Type:
Serial #: A68-118
Registry: VH-AGJ
.. past:   VH-WAS
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History: A68-118 VH-AGJ "Eclat"
1948: May 10, RAAF, BOC
1950: May 18, A68-118, mid-air collision w/ A68-716, landed safely
1951: Dec, storage, Victoria
1958: Apr 28, RAAF, SOC
1958: Apr 28, surplus, Wilmore Aviation Services, Moorabbin VIC
1959: VH-WAS, sale, Joe Palmer / Wilmore Aviation Services, Morrabbin VIC
1960: Aug 6, VH-WAS, emergency landing - broken coolant line, Bankstown, Last flight until 1981.
1960: open storage to 1973
1973: loaned, Camden Museum of Aviation, Camden NSW
1978: VH-WAS, sale, Jeff Trappett, Morwell Victoria, restoration
1981: Apr 07, VH-AGJ, reg, Jeff Trappett, Morwell Victoria, restoration
1981: Apr 19, VH-AGJ, first-flight, flies as "A68-118 Eclat"

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