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.Serial | Aircraft Type | Construction No | Aircraft History |
| A20-701 | CA-16 | 1153 | Retired 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. |
| A20-702 | CA-16 | 1154 | Retired 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. |
| A20-703 | CA-16 | 1155 | Feb60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-704 | CA-16 | 1156 | Served 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. |
| A20-705 | CA-16 | 1157 | ? |
| A20-706 | CA-16 | 1158 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-707 | CA-16 | 1159 | ? |
| A20-708 | CA-16 | 1160 | Retired from RAAF service 12/59. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-709 | CA-16 | 1161 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-710 | CA-16 | 1162 | Served with 21 Sqn. |
| A20-711 | CA-16 | 1163 | Served with 21 Sqn 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-712 | CA-16 | 1164 | ? |
| A20-713 | CA-16 | 1165 | ? |
| A20-714 | CA-16 | 1166 | ? |
| A20-715 | CA-16 | 1167 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-716 | CA-16 | 1168 | ? |
| A20-717 | CA-16 | 1169 | ? |
| A20-718 | CA-16 | 1170 | The aircraft crashed into Port Phillip Bay Victoria Australia. |
| A20-719 | CA-16 | 1171 | 17Aug1994. The aircraft was reregistered as VH-WRX Painted as A20-458 30May1999. The aircraft crashed at an airshow at Nowra New South Wales Australia. |
| A20-720 | CA-16 | 1172 | ? |
| A20-721 | CA-16 | 1173 | ? |
| A20-722 | CA-16 | 1174 | Registered VH-CAC from 22/09/94. |
| A20-723 | CA-16 | 1175 | Retired from RAAF service 03/59. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-724 | CA-16 | 1176 | On 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. |
| A20-725 | CA-16 | 1177 | ? |
| A20-726 | CA-16 | 1178 | ? |
| A20-727 | CA-16 | 1179 | ? |
| A20-728 | CA-16 | 1180 | ? |
| A20-729 | CA-16 | 1181 | ? |
| A20-730 | CA-16 | 1182 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-731 | CA-16 | 1183 | ? |
| A20-732 | CA-16 | 1184 | ? |
| A20-733 | CA-16 | 1185 | ? |
| A20-734 | CA-16 | 1186 | ? |
| A20-735 | CA-16 | 1187 | ? |
| A20-736 | CA-16 | 1188 | ? |
| A20-737 | CA-16 | 1189 | ? |
| A20-738 | CA-16 | 1190 | ? |
| A20-739 | CA-16 | 1191 | Retired from RAAF service 12/59. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-740 | CA-16 | 1192 | Was based with 77 Squadron RAAF in Japan. |
| A20-741 | CA-16 | 1193 | ? |
| A20-742 | CA-16 | 1194 | Retired 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. |
| A20-743 | CA-16 | 1195 | ? |
| A20-744 | CA-16 | 1196 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-745 | CA-16 | 1197 | The aircraft crashed into Hiji River near Nagahaka. |
| A20-746 | CA-16 | 1198 | ? |
| A20-747 | CA-16 | 1199 | ? |
| A20-748 | CA-16 | 1200 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-749 | CA-16 | 1201 | ? |
| A20-750 | CA-16 | 1202 | Modified to CA-20 and transfered to the RAN. Retired from Navy service. The aircraft was sold to Lund Aviation Pty Ltd. |
| A20-751 | CA-16 | 1203 | ? |
| A20-752 | CA-16 | 1204 | Modified 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. |
| A20-753 | CA-16 | 1205 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-754 | CA-16 | 1206 | ? |
| A20-755 | CA-16 | 1207 | Retired from RAAF service. Transfered to the Royal Australian Navy 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-756 | CA-16 | 1208 | Served with 2 OTU at RAAF Williamtown NSW. |
| A20-757 | CA-16 | 1209 | Retired from RAAF service 02/60. The aircraft was sold to the R. H. Grant Trading Company. |
| A20-758 | CA-16 | 1210 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-759 | CA-16 | 1211 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-760 | CA-16 | 1212 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-761 | CA-16 | 1213 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-762 | CA-16 | 1214 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-763 | CA-16 | 1215 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-764 | CA-16 | 1216 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-765 | CA-16 | 1217 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-766 | CA-16 | 1218 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-767 | CA-16 | 1219 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-768 | CA-16 | 1220 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-769 | CA-16 | 1221 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-770 | CA-16 | 1222 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-771 | CA-16 | 1223 | Ordered but later cancelled prior to delivery. |
| A20-772 | CA-16 | 1224 | Ordered 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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