ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A38 Stinson Reliant & L-5 Sentinel

Aircraft SerialUSAAC/USAFc/nFate
A38-1n/a9766Registered VH-UXL 13/10/1936, to Vacuum Oil Co Pty Ltd. Registered VH-UXL to W.J Smith and A.E Cooper from 15/09/1939 to 25/02/1941. Impressed into service on 24/02/1941. To 2CF 24/02/1941. allocated A38-1 from 25/02/1941. To Ansett Essendon 14/12/1942 for repair. To 1AD 22/06/1943. To 2CF 25/06/1943. To 2CRD 26/06/1944. Transferred to the Department of Civil Aviation on 04/05/1945. Registered VH-UXL 27/05/1948 to 27/05/1949 to Air Operations Pty Ltd. Registered VH-UXL 31/10/1949 to Air Operations Pty Ltd. Registered VH-UXL to K.A Findlay from 01/06/1957 to 10/1957. Registered VH-KAF to K.A Findlay from 10/1957. Registered VH-KAF to Findlay's Broadcasting Service 01/12/1959 to 12/06/1961. Registered VH-CWM to Findlay's Broadcasting Service from 12/06/1961. Registered VH-CWM to Rex Aviation from 20/05/1961. Registered VH-CWM to D.B Mott from 12/12/1961. Registered VH-CWM to G.B Youl from 01/08/1968. Registered VH-CWM to F.D O'Sullivan 10/03/1970. Registered VH-CWM to O'Sullivan's General Agency Co Pty Ltd from 06/03/1974. Registered VH-CWM to J.G Drage from 03/12/1976. Registered VH-CWM to City of Wangaratta from 03/04/1984. Was on Display Air World Wangaratta VIC, until this closed in 2002. Registered to Penoak Pty Ltd 9/7/2003. Restored to flying condition by Kevin Bailey. Reregistered 9/9/2004 as VH-UXL to Penoak Pty Ltd (Reg Holder) / Kevin H Bailey of Mundijong, WA (Reg Operator). 03/2007 - displayed at Avalon Air Show. 10-15/03/2009 - displayed at Australian International Airshow, Avalon. 7/11/2009 - Participated in Langley Park Fly-In held in memory of Nancy Bird Walton
  • Images of A38-1.
  • A38-242-9912976-1370To 36 Sqn from USAAF 30/05/1944. To 37 Sqn 25/11/1944. To USAAF 01/03/1945. There have been suggestions that this was A38-2, but we cannot find any proof at this time.

    The Author of this page is Steve Mackenzie (the page was previously maintained by Darren Crick).

    Source: RAAF Museum Website, Joe Baughers USAF/USN/USMC Serials website, CASA Aircraft records, Craig Justo's Flypast Article on the Sentinal, RAAF Status Cards.

    Emails: David Eyre, Daniel Leahy, Wynnum Graham, Grahame Higgs, Mike Mirkovic, Jim Gray.

    Main Photograph: Eddie Coates.



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