ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A96 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan

RAAF.Serialc/nAircraft History
A96-313313Received by RAAF 16/05/56. To 86 Wing 17/05/56. To 1 AD 03/09/56. To 86 Wing and 34 Sqn VIP Flight 05/10/56. Sold in 1969. Became N733E. Owned by Comision Federal de Electricidad, Mexico, XC-DUZ (stored in 1995).
A96-353353Received by RAAF 07/12/56. To 86 Wing 12/12/56. To 1 AD 18/01/57. To 86 Wing and 34 Sqn VIP Flight 08/02/57. To 1 AD 17/02/59. To TAA Mascot 21/07/58. To 86 Wing & 34 Sqn VIP Flight 23/03/59. To TAA Essendon 22/05/59. to 34 Sqn VIP Flight 05/06/59. To TAA Mascot 04/06/59. To 34 Sqn VIP Flight 01/07/59. Had a near miss with a civil Cessna 172 on 1/1/62. Sold in 1969. Became N588E. Owned by Tol Air Services, San Juan Puerto Rico, N912AL.
  • Images of A96-353.
  • The author of this page is Darren Crick.

    Source: RAAF Museum Website, Australian War Memorial Website and Photographs, RAAF Status Cards.

    Emails: Ian French, Greg Hyde.

    Photograph: Rod Farquhar.



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