ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A44 Junkers G31 & W34

RAAF.SerialTypec/nAircraft History
A44-1Junkers G313010Registered VH-UOW 10/06/31 to 30/01/42. Impressed by the RAAF on 30/01/42 under requisition 9024. It survived an air-raid on 21/01/42 at Bulolo when 3 other aircraft were destroyed (VH-URQ, UOU and UOV) as it was flying at the time. To 34 Sqn 17/10/42. Used by 36Sqn to deliver refrigerators to Darwin 19/10/42 and to return with wounded to Vic. pilot was Flg Officer J.L.Whiteman and Co-Pilot was Pilot Officer Peter Lavarack. Third engine had a valve drop and was blanked off at Cootamundra by RAAF Engineering staff. Arrived at Laverton for repairs. P/O Peter Lavarack took off on test flight 31/10/42, but only two engines developed full power. Aircraft crashed, continued off the strip and collided with the visiting Minister of Air's car, destroying the car and irrepairable damaged.
  • Images of A44-1.
  • A44-2Junkers W34f1368Registered VH-UOX 25/03/31 to 24/03/36 and 20/04/36 to 07/02/42. Impressed into RAAF Service 07/02/42 as A44-2.
    A44-3Junkers W34d2610Registered VH-UNM 05/03/30 to 10/02/42. Impressed into RAAF Service 10/02/42 as A44-3.

    The Author of this page is Darren Crick.

    Source: National Archives, RAAF Website, CASA Aircraft Records.

    Emails: Gordon Birkett, Darryl Gibbs, Ron Cuskelly.

    Main Photograph: Eddie Coates Collection.



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