ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A14 Tugan (Wackett) LJW7 Gannet
| Aircraft Serial | c/n | Aircraft History |
| A4-1 | TA.55 | Received in November 1935. The first Gannet temporarily carried the serial A4-1, which was the number later allocated to the first Avro Anson. |
| A14-1 | TA.55 | Received in November 1935. The first Gannet temporarily carried the serial A4-1, which was the number later allocated to the first Avro Anson. Sold and registered VH-UVY 29/10/36 to 02/07/40 when it was impressed as A14-7. On 05/06/1937 it crashed at Gosford NSW. |
| A14-2 | TA.56 | Ex VH-UXE. Delivered 30/03/37. Returned as VH-UXE 25/07/38. |
| A14-3 | TA.57 | Ex VH-UYE. Delivered 03/02/38. Converted to components 21/02/46. |
| A14-4 | TA.58 | Ex VH-UYF. Delivered 11/08/38. Crashed Exmouth 25/08/44. Killing the crew; F/O Gordon Dix, Sgt Norm Catton, S/L J Sangster. I found a reference to A14-148 in a National Archives Search. I believe it is a miss-print for A14-4! |
| A14-5 | TA.59 | Ex VH-UZW. Delivered 24/03/38. |
| A14-6 | TA.53? | Crashed 30/07/40, Crew: LAC Martin and P/O Winter. To 2 Air Ambulance 04/42, Modified as ambulance 05/42. Crashed 19/05/42 Milliingimbi Island. Aircraft overturned in a swamp and was written off. Nil injuries. The aircraft location remains unknown. |
| A14-7 | TA.55 | Previously A14-1 and VH-UVY. Impressed into RAAF Service 02/07/40 (another report has this as 10/10/40) as A14-7. In 1940 was fitted with Menasco B65 engines and was temporarily designated a LJW 7A Gannet, until the Gipsy Six engines were reinstalled. Converted to components 21/02/46. |
The Author of this page is Darren Crick.
Source: National Archives, CASA Aircraft Records, Book "33 Days" by George Booth, aircraft status cards, Book "RAAF Air Ambulance and Medical Air Evacuation Units 1940-1946" by John Lever.
Emails: John Andrade, Stig Jarlevik, Phil Herdman, James Hollinworth, Martin Edwards.
Main Photograph: Eddie Coates.

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