| ADF.Serial | Aircraft Type | Const No. | Delivery | Previous.ID | Aircraft History |
| A18-002 | N22 | 02 | 07/73 | VH-SUR | Second Pre-Production Prototype, Nomad 02, was displayed at the 1972 Farnborough Airshow. Was leased to the Army. Crashed 03/10/73. Rebuilt to static display, now gate guard at Oakey QLD. Marked as A18-300. We are not sure that it ever wore A18-300 in service.
Images of A18-002. |
| A18-303 | N22B | 03 | 07/10/75 | n/a | Involved with ARDU trial in PNG during 1980. Crashed 09/09/91 near Tenterfield.
Images of A18-303. |
| A18-304 | N22B | 40 | 11/07/77 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-822.
Images of A18-304. |
| A18-305 | N22B | 41 | 05/08/77 | n/a | Retained by ADF as Training Aid. |
| A18-306 | N22B | 43 | 19/08/77 | n/a | Retained by ADF as Training Aid. Located at RSTT Wagga Wagga. |
| A18-307 | N22B | 45 | 18/10/77 | n/a | First Flight 06/09/77. Contractors Test Flights Carried Out. 7.5 hrs between 06/09/77 and 23/09/77. First RAAF Acceptance Test Flight 17/10/77. 2nd and 3rd Acceptance Test Flight's 18/10/77. Aircraft accepted by RAAF on 18/10/77. Flown from GAF to Oakey QLD 19/10/77, flight time 4.9 hours. Allocated to 173 General Support Sqn 29/03/78. Flown to maintenance facility for modification 22/01/79. To 173 Sqn 11/05/79. Placed into short term storage 15/12/83 to 23/01/84, total airframe hours were 2292.7. Oakey Airshow 1986 with 173 Sqn. To GAF Avalon for Autopilot fit 07/02/86. Damaged 24/09/86, Bundi PNG after a heavy landing - total airframe hours 3446.0. Cat 4 inspection and repair carried out by Hawker Pacific at Archerfield QLD, new starboard wing fitted. Army Acceptance flight carried out 22/09/87, total of 3449 flight hours. To 173 Sqn 25/09/87. Horizontal Stabilizer changed due to cracks found 10/02/88, total of 3607.3 flight hours. Aircraft grounded for repairs to starboard wing between 29/05/90 and 13/02/91, total of 4401.1 flight hours. All Nomads grounded 16/09/91, total of 4699.3 flight hours. Test flown and found serviceable 24/01/92. To Oakey Logistic Battalion for service 28/11/93 to 17/10/94. Last recorded flight of 0.4 hours carried out, it was a test flight. Total flight hours were 5452. Engines inhibited 14/08/95. To RAMS, RAEME Aircraft Maintenance School, for training aid 1996. To MAAF at Oakey QLD and placed on display 10/03/04. Static display Museum of Army Aviation, Oakey QLD.
Images of A18-307. |
| A18-308 | N22B | 47 | 16/12/78 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-823.
Images of A18-308. |
| A18-309 | N22B | 48 | 31/01/78 | n/a | Oakey Airshow 1986, with SAAA. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-824. As of 02/04/01 it is located at Surabuya. Total Flight time 6352 hours and 7703 landings. |
| A18-310 | N22B | 49 | 19/05/78 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-825.
Images of A18-310. |
| A18-311 | N22B | 51 | 23/05/78 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-826. |
| A18-312 | N22B | 63 | 24/01/79 | n/a | Damaged 15/02/89 Sataway PNG. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-827. |
| A18-313 | N22B | 65 | 10/08/79 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-828.
Images of A18-313. |
| A18-314 | N22B | 131 | 11/11/82 | n/a | Richmond Airshow 1988. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-829. |
| A18-315 | N22B | 132 | 20/12/82 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-830. |
| A18-316 | N22B | 90 | 89 | VH-SFR | Was in Service with ARDU, withdrawn 11/91 after crash of A18-401 and transfered to Oakey as Training Airframe. Now on loan to Boeing Australia. Nicknamed 'Matilida'. 5832 Flight hours and 2585 landings.
Images of A18-316. |
| A18-317 | N22B | 166 | 11/05/93 | n/a | Avalon Airshow 1992. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-831. |
| A18-318 | N22B | 167 | 21/04/93 | n/a | Avalon Airshow 1992. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-832. |
| A18-319 | N22B | 168 | 16/07/93 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-833. Crashed 30/12/2007 off Sabang Indonesia. The Indonesian Navy Nomad departed Sabang at 11:10 on a maritimie surveillance misson. After fifteen minutes the pilot reported engine problems and said he was returning to Sabang.
The Nomad did not make it to the airfield and the airplane came down 200 m offshore in bad weather and sank. Of the seven people on board, two were rescued, two died and three were reported missing. |
| A18-320 | N22B | 169 | 21/04/93 | n/a | Avalon Airshow 1992. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-834. |
| A18-321 | N22B | 170 | 25/06/93 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-835. |
| A18-401 | N24A | 128 | 89 | n/a | Was in Service with ARDU. Crashed 12/03/90, Mallala SA. Caused by the in flight structural failure of the horizontal stabiliser. This crash caused the grounding of all Nomads in the RAAF fleet. Crew; Fltlt Glen Donovan.
Images of A18-401. |
| A18-402 | N24A | 130 | 31/01/89 | VH-HVK | In Service with 75 Sqn 10/1993. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-836.
Images of A18-402. |
| A18-403 | N24A | 135 | 31/01/89 | VH-HVL | Damaged 17/09/91, Tindal NT. Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-837. |
| A18-404 | N24A | 136 | 23/03/93 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-838. |
| A18-405 | N24A | 139 | 10/11/93 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-839. |
| A18-406 | N24A | 140 | 15/12/93 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-840. |
| A18-407 | N24A | 142 | 28/09/93 | n/a | Sold to Indonesia Naval Arm Arm as P-841. |
| A18-408 | N24A | 124 | 22/12/93 | VH-NOM | During 1994 this arcraft was dismantled and flown to the UK in a C-130. Loading the fuselage onto 3 mil standard pallets with the gear retracted the wings on top of the fuselage, the engines in the fuselage, the props separated, the vertical fin and horizontal stab up either size of the fuselage above the stub fins and the lift struts in the fuselage. On reassembly in the UK by personell of 173 Surveillance Sqn, it was flown back to Australia as a support aircraft accompanying G-EAOU a Vickers Vimy replica. It's landing back at Oakey after this flight was the last N22/N24 flight made in support of the ADF (there were several others after this but they were all ferry and test flights involved in the disposal programme). Crew: Major Mick Reynolds Australian Army Aviation (Pilot), Captain Gary Tierney Australian Army Aviation (Co-Pilot), Corporal Robert (Bob) Shaw Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. (All trades/Flight fitter). 4 other tradesmen accompanied the aircraft to the UK and did the reassembly. Test flown serviceable within 36 hours of being unloaded. Was on static display Museum of Army Aviation, Oakey QLD. Now on loan to a group at Archerfield as a Training aid and will be restored to flying status.
Images of A18-408. |
