| RAAF Serial | Aircraft.Type | C/N | Aircraft History |
| A31-1 | DH-86B | 2360 | C of A 18/12/37 and delivered to WR Carpenter Ltd. Previously VH-UVY. Impressed into RAAF Service 11/12/39. To 1FTS Signal School. Located at Point Cook 24/06/40. To ANSETT 17/03/41 for overhaul. At Signal School 13/06/41. At 1SFTS 01/10/41. At Signal School 23/10/41. To 36 Sqn 16/08/42. To ANA for Overhaul 10/11/42. At 36 Sqn 29/12/42. To Guinea Airways 14/01/43 for repairs. To 34 Sqn 26/03/43. To 35 Sqn 24/05/43. To MacRobertson Miller Aviation Company 03/06/43. To 35 Sqn 04/08/43. To 2AAU for modification to Air Ambulance 07/01/44. Blowout of port tyre on takeoff 15/08/44. To 6AD 23/08/44. Approved for conversion to componants 12/09/44. |
| A31-2 | DH-86A | 2313 | C of A 06/02/35. Delivered as G-ACYF to Jersey Airways. To Wearnes 06/38 as VR-SBD. Resgistered VH-ADN 24/06/40 to 09/07/40. Impressed into RAAF Service 09/07/40 from South Queensland Airways. To Ansett 10/07/40. At 1AOS 13/11/40. Landing accident 09/12/40. To Point Cook 13/03/42. To 1AD 20/03/42. To Point Cook 05/05/42. To 36 Sqn 21/09/42. To ANA. To 36 Sqn 25/10/42. Forced landing and damaged beyond repair at unit 12/42. To 5AD 05/12/42. To deHavilland Mascot 04/01/43. To 2AP 23/03/43. To 34 Sqn 03/04/43. To Guinea Airways 14/05/43. To 35 Sqn 30/05/43. To MacRobertson Miller Aviation Company 05/01/44. To 2AAU 16/03/44 and modified to Air Ambulance. Forced landed 1 mile NW of Maryborough due to lack of fuel 01/05/44. To 3CRD 30/05/44. Converted to componants. |
| A31-3 | DH-86A | 2326 | C of A 15/07/35. Registered VH-UUB 27/09/35 to 13/09/40, Named 'Loila'. Impressed into RAAF Service from 13/09/40. To 1AOS 05/11/40. To 1AD 14/02/41. To ANA 03/04/41. To 1AAU 14/04/41. Destroyed in a fire 14/04/42. |
| A31-4 | DH-86A | 2315 | C of A 06/03/35. Registered VH-USW 13/05/35 to 12/05/36. Registration lapsed. Registered VH-USW 01/10/36 to 13/09/40, Named 'Lepena'. Impressed into RAAF Service 13/09/40. To 1AOS 29/11/40. To 1AD 19/12/40. Damaged during high winds 27/12/40. To 1AOS 16/04/41. To QANTAS 30/03/42 for loan as VH-USW. Returned to RAAF as A34-4 04/05/43. To 1AOS 04/05/43. Being converted to Air Ambulance 05/05/42. To 1AD 30/05/42. To 2AAU 03/07/42. To deHavilland 17/03/43. To 2AAU 08/08/43. To 3AD 28/09/44. Sold to MacRobertson Miller Aviation Company 14/02/45 and registered VH-USW 03/05/45 to 19/11/46. Exported to the UK 19/11/46.
Images of A31-4. |
| A31-5 | DH-86A | 2307 | C of A 13/09/34. Registered VH-USC 01/09/34 to 24/09/40, Named 'Canberra'. Impressed into RAAF Service from 24/09/40. At ANA 07/11/40. At 1AOS 07/01/41. Issued to QANTAS 30/03/41. Registered (on loan) VH-USC 26/03/41 to 09/10/44. Crashed 09/10/44 at Darwin NT. To 8CRD. Converted to compnants.
Images of A31-5. |
| A31-6 | DH-86A | 2310 | C of A 27/12/34. Registered VH-USF 22/01/35 to 28/09/40, Named 'Melbourne'. Impressed into RAAF Service from 28/09/40. Received by RAAF 05/10/40. To 3EFTS 06/10/40. To 1AOS 20/01/41. Issued to QANTAS 30/02/42. Registered VH-USF (on loan) 08/04/42 to 09/07/44. Crashed 09/07/44 Blackall QLD. Wreckage returned to RAAF. To 3CRD 02/02/45. Sold to MacRobertson Miller Aviation Company 12/03/45. To Registered VH-USF 22/05/45 to 24/06/45. Crashed 24/06/45 at Geraldton WA. The pilot and one passenger were killed. the Co-pilot and 8 passengers were injured. |
| A31-7 | DH-86A | 2323 | C of A 05/06/35. Delivered as G-ADEA to Hillmans Airways Ltd. Sold to British Airways 1936. Sold to Wearnes 06/38 as VR-SBC. Registered VH-UZX 07/07/40 to 27/12/40. Impressed into RAAF Service 27/12/40. Received by RAAF 02/01/41. To 3EFTS 05/01/41. Issued to ANA and modified to Air Ambulance. To 1 Air Ambulance Unit 25/03/41. Shipped to Caisro 30/04/41 from Laverton and arrived 03/07/41. To Gaza 25/03/41. Damaged on ground in enemy attack at Mersa Matruh 31/01/42. To Heliopolis for repairs, Reflown 24/04/42. Withdrawn from use in Sept 1943 following unavailabillity of 77 octane fuel. Research indicates that the aircraft was flown to B.A.R.U. Heliopolis by P/O Lowrey, landing at 1130 hrs after a 20 minute flight from 'Cairo West' where it had landed at 1420hrs on 21/02/44. The operations log summary of 1 Air Ambulance for 02/44 seems to imply that some aircraft actually may have been left at B.A.R.U. Heliopolis due perhaps to unserviceability attributable two a period of heavy rain causing some flooding of landing grounds. 1 A.A.U. was disbanded on 27/06/44 in Australia and we can find no record of the aircraft in question after 28/02/44. It has been suggested that it was used for spares and later scrapped onsite. |
| A31-8 | DH-86B | 2359 | C of A 30/11/37 and delivered to WR Carpenter. Impressed into RAAF Service 20/06/41 and issued to 3EFTS. To ANA. To 1AD 18/08/41. To 1AAU in the middle east and Destroyed by Enemy Action 08/12/41. |
