ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A20 CAC CA-1/CA-5/CA-7/CA-8/CA-9/CA-10/CA-16/CA-20 Wirraway

RAAF.SerialAircraft TypeConstruction NoAircraft History
A20-701CA-161153Retired from RAAF service 1958. Was in Storage at 1AD Tocumwal NSW 1958. Sold to CAC 26/08/58 for conversion to a CA28 Ceres. Sales Advice SV.40825, cost 750 pounds. No details are know at this stage on which if any Ceres it became.
A20-702CA-161154Retired from RAAF service 1958. Was in Storage at 1AD Tocumwal NSW 1958. Sold to CAC 26/08/58 for conversion to a CA28 Ceres. Sales Advice SV.40825, cost 750 pounds. No details are know at this stage on which if any Ceres it became.
A20-703CA-161155Feb60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
A20-704CA-161156Served with No 24 (City of Adelaide) SQN based at Mallala SA during the period 1951-1960. Authorised for disposal from Mallala 21/05/59. Registered as VH-BFO from 22/01/97 and painted as A20-436, BF-F.
  • Images of A20-704.
  • A20-705CA-161157?
    A20-706CA-161158Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-707CA-161159?
    A20-708CA-161160Retired from RAAF service 12/59. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-709CA-161161Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-710CA-161162Served with 21 Sqn.
    A20-711CA-161163Served with 21 Sqn 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-712CA-161164?
    A20-713CA-161165?
    A20-714CA-161166?
    A20-715CA-161167Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-716CA-161168?
    A20-717CA-161169?
    A20-718CA-161170The aircraft crashed into Port Phillip Bay Victoria Australia.
    A20-719CA-16117117Aug1994. The aircraft was reregistered as VH-WRX Painted as A20-458 30May1999. The aircraft crashed at an airshow at Nowra New South Wales Australia.
  • Images of A20-719.
  • A20-720CA-161172?
    A20-721CA-161173?
    A20-722CA-161174Registered VH-CAC from 22/09/94.
  • Images of A20-722.
  • A20-723CA-161175Retired from RAAF service 03/59. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-724CA-161176On 28th March 1951, during a night training exercise at Point Cook Flight Training School this aircraft crashed into the sea almost immediately after take-off due to engine failure. At 10.15 pm James Thomas Cass (Trainee Pilot) began flying several circuits with J.P. Bird (Instructor) in A20-648 and on the last approach this plane had an "almost complete hydraulic failure". Bird instructed Jim Cass to get the spare plane (A20-724) started, which he did. Bird checked the new plane and taxied it into starting position. Ronald Keith Johnstone (Instructor) then took over from Bird in the second plane. There was then a loud bang and a shower of sparks as if the ignition switch had been turned off. The switches were then re-tested and everything seemed okay. It was about 10.55PM by this point. The plane then took off reaching 400 feet before the engine cut out, restarted, cut out again, restarted again and cut out a third time. The plane banked steeply to the left and then spun until reaching about 150 feet. At this time, about 11.02PM, a radio call from Ronald Johnstone was heard by the Flight Officer in the control van - "Charlie Charlie, emergenc..". The Officer immediately looked out of the van and saw the plane heading straight downwards at about 150 feet, no longer spinning at this point, and it hit the sea about 300 yards offshore, in about 8 to 10 feet of water. The crew, Ronald Keith Johnstone (Instructor) 033214 and James Thomas Cass (Trainee Pilot) A33820 were both killed instantly upon impact and the plane was destroyed. The bodies of the pilots were not recovered for 3 days on 31st March 1951.
    A20-725CA-161177?
    A20-726CA-161178?
    A20-727CA-161179?
    A20-728CA-161180?
    A20-729CA-161181?
    A20-730CA-161182Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-731CA-161183?
    A20-732CA-161184?
    A20-733CA-161185?
    A20-734CA-161186?
    A20-735CA-161187?
    A20-736CA-161188?
    A20-737CA-161189?
    A20-738CA-161190?
    A20-739CA-161191Retired from RAAF service 12/59. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-740CA-161192Was based with 77 Squadron RAAF in Japan.
    A20-741CA-161193?
    A20-742CA-161194Retired from RAAF service 1958. Was in Storage at 1AD Tocumwal NSW 1958. Sold to CAC 26/08/58 for conversion to a CA28 Ceres. Sales Advice SV.40825, cost 750 pounds. No details are know at this stage on which if any Ceres it became.
    A20-743CA-161195?
    A20-744CA-161196Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-745CA-161197The aircraft crashed into Hiji River near Nagahaka.
    A20-746CA-161198?
  • Images of A20-746.
  • A20-747CA-161199?
    A20-748CA-161200Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-749CA-161201?
    A20-750CA-161202Modified to CA-20 and transfered to the RAN. Retired from Navy service. The aircraft was sold to Lund Aviation Pty Ltd.
    A20-751CA-161203?
    A20-752CA-161204Modified to CA-20 and transfered to the RAN. The aircraft was given the navy number 971.. Retired from Navy service.. The aircraft was sold to Lund Aviation Pty Ltd.
    A20-753CA-161205Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-754CA-161206?
    A20-755CA-161207Retired from RAAF service. Transfered to the Royal Australian Navy 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-756CA-161208Served with 2 OTU at RAAF Williamtown NSW.
    A20-757CA-161209Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company.
    A20-758CA-161210Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-759CA-161211Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-760CA-161212Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-761CA-161213Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-762CA-161214Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-763CA-161215Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-764CA-161216Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-765CA-161217Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-766CA-161218Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-767CA-161219Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-768CA-161220Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-769CA-161221Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-770CA-161222Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-771CA-161223Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.
    A20-772CA-161224Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery.

    The Author of this page is Gordon Birkett.

    Source: Australia/Townsville at War Website, Australian Aviation Magazine, Australian Aviation Annual 2001/2002, National Archives, Flightpath Magazine, Glory in Chaos, RAAF Wirraway Accident Data Cards, Darwins Air War, CASA Aircraft Records, Australian War Memorial Website and Photographs, Tom Trimble, Logbook of Roy F Goon.

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