ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A44 Junkers G31 & W34
| RAAF.Serial | Type | c/n | Aircraft History |
| A44-1 | Junkers G31 | 3010 | Registered 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. |
| A44-2 | Junkers W34f | 1368 | Registered 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. |
| A44-3 | Junkers W34d | 2610 | Registered 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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