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A68-199 VH-URZ
Shaun Browne, Vaucluse NSW Australia
P-51 Survivor A68-199 VH-URZ
Status: Flying
NAA Type:
Serial #: A68-199
Registry: VH-URZ
.. past:   VH-BOZ
  G-MUST
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History: A68-199 VH-URZ
1951: July, Delivered to RAAF
1953: Nov 03, storage
1958: May, SOC
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1958: Apr 23, sold surplus, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW
1960: A.J.R. "Titus" Oates, Bankstown NSW
1960: Nov 09, VH-BOZ, Fawcett Aviation / Illawarra Flying School, Bankstown NSW
Flew as "Miss Zulu". Used as Target tug for Australian Army
1976: June 6, VH-BOZ, Crashed on take-off, Bankstown NSW, repaired
1979: VH-BOZ, Douglas W. Arnold / Warbirds of GB Ltd.
1979: Dec 20, G-MUST, Fairoaks Aviation Services, Westerham Kent UK
1979: Aircraft impounded by HM Customs Australia. Held until 1984! Seems it was involved with attempted smuggling of a BF109.
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1984: RAAF Museum, Stored disassembled, RAAF stores depots, Sydney & Dubbom NSW
1992: Feb 15, Trucked to RAAF Williamstown NSW
1992: Feb, Fighter World Museum, RAAF Williamtown NSW
1997: Dec, RAAF Museum, RAAF Point Cook Victoria
1998: Graham Hosking, Tyabb Victoria Australia
2001: Stored dismantled, RAAF Point Cook, Awaiting restoration to airworthy
2013: rep. under restoration to airworthy
2014: Mar 24, VH-URZ, reg, Peter Gill, Somerville VIC Australia
2016: Nov 28, VH-URZ, first engine runs
2016: Dec 16, VH-URZ, first-flight, congrats to Peter Gill! A68-199 had its first flight with Nick Caudwell at the controls from Tyabb Australia
2018: May 29, sale, VH_BOZ, Shaun Browne, Vaucluse NSW Australia

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