ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A50 Ryan STM-2
| RAAF.Serial | C/N | NEI.Serial | Aircraft History |
| A50-1 | 473 | S-37 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-37. Delivered to the RAAF 21/07/42. To 3CF 21/07/42. Attached Nowra Station 16/12/42. To 1EFTS 04/01/43. To 2BAGS 18/11/43. To 3AOS 20/12/43. To 3AOS Store 04/02/45. Departed 3AOS 28/08/45. Registered VH-AGQ 21/11/45 to 16/03/49. Crashed 31/01/49 at Mullumbimby NSW. Stored NSW and incomplete. |
| A50-2 | 467 | S-31 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-31. Delivered to the RAAF 21/07/42. To 3CF 21/07/42. To 2AD 10/05/43 to be modified. To 3CF 16/08/43. To 2AOS 09/01/44. Crashed 30/06/44 after the undercarriage collapsed during landing after a cross country training flight. Approved for conversion to componants 12/09/44. This obviously didnt happen, or not totally. Registered VH-ARS 16/10/46 to 12/01/49 and 04/02/49 to 06/08/51. Restored and Registered VH-RAE 04/05/53 to 23/06/70. Crashed 13/02/70 at Clifton QLD. Currently under restoration in NSW. |
| A50-3 | 494 | S-58 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-58. At 3CF 13/07/42. To 24 Sqn 15/12/42. To 7EFTS 20/01/43. Noted as frame only 10/01/44. Into storage 30/10/44. Sold to Brown and Dureau 16/04/45, of Collins Street Melbourne VIC. Registered VH-AHG (ntu). Then VR-HDK 10/47 - 14/03/51, then PI-X324, PI-C324, PI-471. Now in USA as N14911. Status unknown. |
| A50-4 | 464 | S-28 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-28. At 3CF 13/07/42. To 24 Sqn 15/12/42. To 11EFTS 18/01/43. Tailwheel assembly and port side of aircraft damaged 01/44. To 1CRD 17/05/44. Status card says converted to componants. Registered VH-ARR 26/07/46 to 11/01/49. Registered VH-BNG 11/01/49 to 08/06/51. Registered VH-RAF 08/06/51 to 09/07/52. Crashed Broken Hill NSW, 08/06/52. |
| A50-5 | 483 | S-47 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-47. At 3CF 13/07/42. To BAT after 04/12/42 to be painted in camoflague scheme. At 3CF 25/01/43. To 3BAGS 15/03/43. To 1AGS 12/12/43. Into Storage 29/10/44, with 1AGS. To 2AD Evans Head 18/12/44. To 1AD 12/02/45. Tender by Brown and Dureau accepted 09/03/45. Sold to Brown and Dureau 05/04/45. Registered VH-AGR 21/11/45 to 06/08/51. Crashed 13/02/51 Bankstown NSW. |
| A50-6 | 493 | S-57 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-57. At 3CF 13/07/42. To BAT after 04/12/42 to be painted in camoflague scheme. To 3CF 22/12/42. To 2CF 06/01/43. To 1AOS 15/04/44. Total of 227.45 flight hours since new as of 15/09/44. To 1AD 27/11/44. To 1AOS Store 12/02/45. Tender by Brown and Dureau accepted 09/03/45. Sold to Brown and Dureau 05/04/45. Registered VH-AGB 07/09/45 to 28/02/47. Crashed 28/02/47 Geelong VIC. |
| A50-7 | 450 | S-14 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-14. With QANTAS 26/06/42. To 2BAGS 13/07/42. To ANA Parafield 07/12/42 for overhaul, corrosion treatment and painting. To 1EFTS 02/09/43. To 2AOS 27/12/43. Into Storage at 2AOS 15/09/44 pending disposal. Tender submitted by Brown and Dureau 09/03/45 and accepted. Delivered 20/03/45. Registered VH-AHF 06/08/47 - 13/07/55. Withdrawn from use. |
| A50-8 | 487 | S-51 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-51. With QANTAS 26/06/42. To 2BAGS 13/07/42. Aircraft Crashed on forced landing 10/07/42. Mainplane and Undercarriage damaged. To ANA Parafield 14/09/42. Mainplane from A50-7 used to speed up repairs to this aircraft 08/01/43. To 2BAGS 18/02/43. To 3AOS 20/12/43. To 3AOS Store 14/10/44. Tender submitted by Brown and Dureau 09/03/45 and accepted. Departed 3AOS 28/03/45. |
| A50-9 | 475 | S-39 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-39. With QANTAS 26/06/42. To 2BAGS 13/07/42. To ANA Parafield 14/09/42. To 2BAGS 08/12/42. To 3AOS 20/12/43. To 5CRD 27/06/44. Status card records this as being converted to componants 05/07/44. Registered VH-AGR 06/02/55 to 1963. Used to rebuild VH-AGR. |
| A50-10 | 477 | S-41 | Previosuly Served with the NEI as S-41. With QANTAS 26/06/42. To 2BAGS 13/07/42. To ANA Parafield 04/12/42 for overhaul, corrosion treatment and painting. Repairs suspended 22/01/43 to 05/02/43, priority given to A50-7 and A50-8. To 2AAU 13/04/43. Crashed Charters Towers on 25/04/43. To 12RSU 28/04/43. Withdrawn and converted to componants 14/05/43. |
| A50-11 | 459 | S-23 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-23. With QANTAS. Forced Landing 29/06/42, mainplane and undercarriage damaged. To ANA Mascot 12/05/44. To 2AP 03/06/44. To AGS 01/06/44. To AGS Store 29/10/44. To 2AD Evans Head 11/12/44. To 1AOS Store 12/02/45. Sold 05/04/45. Registered VH-AGD 21/11/45 - until crashed 15/10/67 at Mildura VIC. Flying as VH-AWG out of Tyabb, VIC. |
| A50-12 | 463 | S-27 | Previously Served with the NEI as S-27. With QANTAS 10/06/42. To 5SFTS 13/07/42. To SHQ Richmond 06/09/42. To 452 Sqn 28/09/42. To 1CF 11/12/42. To GRS 23/02/43. To AGS 28/04/44. Crashed 6 miles from Sale Victoria on 18/05/44. To 1CRD for conversion 08/06/44. Converted to componants. |
| A50-13 | 489 | S-53 | Served with the NEIAF from 01/41. Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 23/03/45. Registered VH-AGS 27/02/46 to 19/12/47, 13/02/50 to 06/08/51 and 16/04/53 to 25/05/54. Exported to New Zealand and airworthy as ZK-BEM 14/09/55 with J. Whiteman, Auckland. 15/10/55 to A. Blechynden, Hamilton. 11/08/58 to G. Rice, Auckland. 01/09/60 to J. Tuohey, Auckland. 02/04/62 to P. Sheffield, Clevedon. 10/03/064 to K. Quinn, Papakura. Cancelled from register on 19/07/67. Restored to register 19/11/98 with Ryan Syndicate, Auckland and flying as ZK-BEM. |
| A50-14 | 485 | S-49 | Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 07/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45, after a storm. Believed destroyed. |
| A50-15 | 460 | S-24 | Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 16/11/43, withdrawn. Crashed 10/53. |
| A50-16 | 486 | S-50 | Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 09-12/43, written off. |
| A50-17 | 458 | S-22 | Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 19/04/45. Registered VH-AGV 26/04/46 - 03/06/69. Now airworthy in USA as N17343. |
| A50-18 | 466 | S-30 | Served with the RAAF 28/08/42 - 19/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45. Registered VH-AGR 06/02/55 to 14/11/75 and 02/12/77 to 24/05/81. Was N2617W, 12/81. Now airworthy in USA as N466WA from 01/82. |
| A50-19 | 482 | S-46 | Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 24/09/44. Registered VH-CXR 29/12/61 to 18/03/86. Crashed 20/07/85, Wyndham WA. One Fatality. Fuselage stored at Tyabb, VIC. |
| A50-20 | 491 | S-55 | Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 09/02/44, withdrawn. |
| A50-21 | 462 | S-26 | Served with the RAAF 04/08/42 - 12/11/42, Withdrawn. |
| A50-22 | 465 | S-29 | Served with the RAAF 04/08/42 - 19/04/45. Registered VH-AGW 02/04/47 to 06/08/51. Withdrawn from use and Registered again as VH-AGW from 25/03/52 and still flying out of Tyabb, VIC. |
| A50-23 | 471 | S-35 | Served with the RAAF 10/06/42 - 19/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45. Registered VH-DBD 10/05/74 and still flying. |
| A50-24 | 453 | S-17 | Served with the RAAF 04/08/42 - 19/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45, after storm. Believed destroyed. |
| A50-25 | 455 | S-19 | Served with the RAAF 17/08/42 - 07/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45, after storm. Believed destroyed. |
| A50-26 | 490 | S-54 | Served with the RAAF 10/08/42 - 23/03/45. Registered VH-AGX (NTU). Then VR-HDM 09/47 until written off 11/05/50, Kowloon Bay. Now in USA as N18923. Status unknown. |
| A50-27 | 454 | S-18 | Served with the RAAF 17/08/42 - 21/01/45. Registered VH-AGU 26/04/46 - 06/08/51. Then VH-WEB 27/06/57 until crashed 06/04/61, Taree NSW with one fatality. Previously it was believed there were two fatalities however the pilot survived and went on to have to a successful career in aviation in many different countries. Stored at Tyabb, VIC. |
| A50-28 | 484 | S-48 | Served with the RAAF 17/08/42 - 20/03/45. Withdrawn. |
| A50-29 | 492 | S-56 | Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 07/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45. Registered VH-AHC 26/04/46 to 21/09/48 and 13/04/49 to 25/11/97. Registered VH-STM 25/11/97 and still flying. |
| A50-30 | 457 | S-21 | Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 07/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45. Became VH-BBJ 04/07/47 - 31/10/47. Then VH-BXN 06/09/57 - 24/03/65. Then VH-RUM, now N8146. |
| A50-31 | 476 | S-40 | Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 18/04/45. Registered VH-AGZ 22/11/45 - 20/01/69. Then N288Y in 1969. Now under rebuild in USA as N7779. |
| A50-32 | 481 | S-45 | Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 23/03/45. Registered VH-AHA 13/03/46 to 10/11/47 and 26/11/48 to 06/08/51. Withdrawn from use 25/11/49. |
| A50-33 | 461 | S-25 | Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 20/03/45. |
| A50-34 | 469 | S-33 | Served with the RAAF 27/08/42 - 07/04/45. Damaged at Evans Head on 07-04-45. Registered VH-AHD 30/10/46 to 05/05/52 and 15/05/56 to 21/12/81. Reported as Exported to USA. Under Restoration in QLD. |
| n/a | 452 | S-16 | S-16 was shipped to Australia from the NEI. Served with the RAAF - not sure in what way, might have just been stored. Left Australia in 1947 and was owned by the Hong Kong Aero Training School and flew as VR-HDL until 1954. Sold to a Norwegian AMT as LN-TVF. Sold to USAF Colonel James Basset and shipped to the USA - Toledo, Washington and registered N9761 in 1963. Became VR-HDK and then later sold in the Phillipines as PI-C324. Since November 2002 owned by the Royal Netherlands Airforce Historical Flight. |
The Author of this page is Darren Crick.
Source: Flightpath Magazine, National Archives, CASA Aircraft Records, Classic Wings Downunder Magazine, AMCAR, RAAF Status Cards.
Emails: Ross Polkinghorne, Joop De Wit, Gerben Tornij, Tony Broadhurst, Bob Livingston, Coert Munk, Willem Broer, Gordon Birkett, Ivan Prince, Benno Goethals, Tracey Brown.
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