| Aircraft Serial | Const No. | Aircraft History |
| A4-134 | 134 | Delivered to RAAF 12/03/64. One of first 3 Caribou's delivered on a ferry flight from Toronto Canada to Australia, flight time of just under 97 hours. Arrived at RAAF Richmond 22/04/64. To 2AD. To 86 Wing 30/04/64. Served with 38 Sqn. Crashed 01/07/64 (38 Sqn) during landing, Nowra NSW. Approval granted on 22/12/64 to transfer the fuselage to the Dept of Army at Puckapunyal for use as a training aid at CAT&DC. Currently at RAAF Amberley, Qld. |
| A4-140 | 140 | Delivered to RAAF 12/03/64. Status cards says at a cost of $803,631. One of first 3 Caribou's delivered on a ferry flight from Toronto Canada to Australia, flight time of just under 97 hours. Arrived at RAAF Richmond 22/04/64. To 2AD. To 86 Wing 30/04/64. To Dehavilland. To 38 Sqn 03/11/67. To 35 Sqn 13/11/68. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam 11/68 - 06/71. To 38 Sqn 04/02/71. Departed Darwin 28/08/75 on a task associated with the unrest in Portuguese Timor. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 24/04/90 to 01/05/90. Also served in Timor and Bougainville. Special markings were painted on the tail of this aircraft 04/2002 for 38 years of Caribou operations by 38 Sqn. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-147 | 147 | Delivered to RAAF 12/03/64. One of first 3 Caribou's delivered on a ferry flight from Toronto Canada to Australia, flight time of just under 97 hours. Had a long range fuel tank failure during ferry flight. Arrived at RAAF Richmond 22/04/64. To 2AD. To 86 Wing 30/04/64. At 35 Sqn 12/05/66. At 38 Sqn 12/06/67. To Dehavilland Bankstown 11/67. To 38 Sqn 24/01/68. Crashed 06/10/68 during landing Tapini PNG. The aircraft was converted to spares. Still with 38 Sqn as a Field Training Simulator/Training Aid. |
| A4-152 | 152 | Delivered to RAAF 29/04/64. Arrived in Australia 13/06/64. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam Oct 67 - Nov 68 RTA for major repairs. Served with 38 Sqn 1970. Several minutes after takeoff from Richmond NSW on the 15/05/70 it had a fire in the starboard engine. The fire was extinguished and was later found to be a cracked cylinder. In Sumatra in Apr/May 1971 whilst on a Survey Task which included Operation "Pemataan Gading" and "Elephant Tusk". Served with 38 Sqn Det "B", painted white and marked in UN markings while it served with UNMOGIP in Kashmir in the late 70's. Carried out-an unscheduled UN Flight 30/06/76 to Srinagar and return. Recent snowfalls in the area have covered the airstrip in 18 inches of snow delaying some sorties. Departed Richmond 30/08/80 for Villa to support the Vanuatu Government by flying goods and people, following the revolutionary disruption on the island of Espiritu Santo. Paint all one colour, Tea Tree Green finish, still in this shceme in 2002. Served with Interfet in East Timor. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-159 | 159 | Delivered to RAAF 29/04/64. Arrived in Australia 13/06/64. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam Jul 68 - Jun 71. Served with 38 Sqn. Retired - No Details. Fire Dump - Brisbane Airport QLD. |
| A4-164 | 164 | Delivered to RAAF 29/04/64. Arrived in Australia 13/06/64. Served with 38 Sqn - Det "A" in New Guinea from 12/10/65. Richmond Airshow 1988. Was in service 35 Sqn. Crashed 18/10/78 on takeoff at Eliptamin PNG. Was involved in an Airshow at Lillydale 11/02/82. Withdrawn 11/92. Training aid at AMTDU RAAF Richmond. Wings and tail fitted to A4-173 at Queensland Air Museum |
| A4-171 | 171 | Delivered to RAAF 25/06/64. Issued to Butterworth but diverted to Vietnam on delivery flight. To RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam 15/07/64. RTFV renamed 35 Sqn 01/06/66. Served with RTFV/35 Sqn in Vietnam 08/64 - 08/67. To Air Vietnam 06/04/67 for servicing. To 35 Sqn 03/05/67. Crashed 30/08/67, An Thoi Vietnam. Into water 300m short of runway. The pilot was Flg Off Alan Aitken and the co-Pilot was the CO Sqn Ldr Tony Fookes. |
| A4-173 | 173 | Delivered to RAAF 25/06/64. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam Aug 64 - Feb 72. 05/65, when landing at Hay Tien mud on windscreen blinded pilots and aircraft was badly damaged. Wing, Undercarrage and Prop replaced and aircraft flew out. Retired - no details. Was stored at RAAF Amberley in QLD. The fuselage has been delivered to the QLD Aviation Museum at Coloundra 02/02, the rest of the aircraft delivered 04/02. The wings and tail off A4-164 at RAAF Richmond were delivered 10/02 and are now fitted. |
| A4-179 | 179 | Delivered to RAAF 25/06/64. Diverted to Vietnam on delivery flight. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam Aug 64 - Feb 72. First Aussie aircraft in Vietnam and last out. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 23/04/90 to 08/05/90. Was Battle Damage Training aid, Oakey QLD. Training aid at AMTDU RAAF Richmond. |
| A4-185 | 185 | Delivered to RAAF 25/06/64. Issued to Butterworth but diverted to Vietnam on delivery flight. To RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam 15/07/64. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam 08/64 - 11/64. 15/11/64, First RAAF Aircraft damaged by enemy fire in Vietnam. Crashed 18/11/64, A Ro Vietnam. It crashed into a ditch dug accross the runway. Engines and wings recovered, fuselage left behind. |
| A4-191 | 191 | Delivered to RAAF 07/64. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam Aug 64 - Jun 71. On the 08/03/82 this aircraft was being directed by the Army and was given instructions to fly through a live mortar range, luckily the range safety officer called a "hold fire" in time. Retired. 38 SQN entered A4-191 in the RAAF 70th Anniversary Air Show Tactical Navigation Air Rally 09/10/91, and the crew took out first place in the Military category. Currently stored at Amberley - Could be on its way to Wodonga? |
| A4-193 | 193 | Delivered to RAAF 30/07/64. Issued to Butterworth 30/07/64. To RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam 17/07/64. Served with RTFV/35 Sqn in Vietnam 17/07/64 - 03/70. On 12/03/65, sniper destroyed port engine with one shot. Aircraft continued takeoff on one engine and recovered to Da Nang. To Air Vietnam 10/11/65 for servicing. To RTFV 14/12/65. RTFV renamed 35 Sqn 01/06/66. To Air Vietnam 02/08/67. To 35 Sqn 27/09/67. With 35 Sqn 12/10/68. At 35 Sqn 07/69. Destroyed 29/03/70, That Son Vietnam. Destroyed by a morter attck when on the ground. All people ok. Crew of A4-193; FLGOFF Bert Milne (Pilot), PLTOFF Calvert, CPL Church, LAC Liang. Crew of Rescue Vehicle: Alan Runfeldt (driver). |
| A4-195 | 195 | Delivered to RAAF 09/64. Served with Interfet in East Timor. Served in Operation ANODE, Solomon Islands 2003/2004. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-199 | 199 | Delivered to RAAF 09/64. Served with 38 Sqn - Det "B" and was painted white and in UN markings when it served with UNMOGIP in Kashmir 1975-1978. Crewed by FLTLT P. Cleary, FLGOFF R. Folvig, FLTLT K. Stone SGT K. O’Brien and CPL W. Little departed Richmond at 0230Z on 04/03/75. Its path to it to Alice Springs, Broome, Bali, Jakarta, Butterworth, Rangoon, Calcutta and Delhi on the 15/03/75. Richmond Airshow 1988. Nowra Airshow, 1998. Avalon Airshow 1999. Used as Transport for Survivor Television Program 2000. Avalon Airshow 2005. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-202 | 202 | Delivered to RAAF 19/10/64. To 2AD 19/10/64. To 38 Sqn 27/10/64. Crashed at Porgera New Guinea 11/06/65. There were no fatal injuries, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. |
| A4-204 | 204 | Delivered to RAAF 11/64. Laverton Airshow 18/04/1971. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 21/04/90 to 16/05/90. Mangalore Airshow 1993. Carried out a handling display in front of a crowd of over 40,000 people as No. 38 Sqn’s contribution to RAAF Richmond’s open day 10/10/05. Static Display Avalon 2007. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-208 | 208 | Delivered to RAAF 11/64. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam Jun 65 - Feb 72. On Friday 30 July 1967, Caribou A4-208 was hit by two rounds of .30 calibre automatic weapon fire at an altitude of 1500 feet during descent for landing at Dak Seang Airfield, South Vietnam. One round hit and cut the aircraft's rudder cable, while the second round struck the fuselage aft roundel, side unknown. This section of fuselage was removed from A4-208 as part of damage battle repair and is now held by the Australian War Memorial. On the 19/01/69, 3 mortar rounds hit ground 25m from aircraft. With both pilots injured, aircraft hydraulics, flaps, brakes damaged and flat main tyres the aircraft got airborne and recovered ok. When on the ground the aircraft was found to have been hit with 100 pieces of shrapnel. Ran off the landing surface at the Backmede ALG (Authorised Landing Ground) near Kyogle, NSW on 18 Nov 85 when with 38 Sqn and ended in a paddock whilst participating in Exercise Casino Royale. During the incident the aircraft received wingtip and fuselage damage. After the aircraft stopped it was shut down and the eight persons on board exited the aircraft without injury. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 14/05/90 to 18/05/90. Was a Battle Damage Training aid, Oakey QLD. Is at Oakey having been totally stripped out in preparation for dumping on an artificial reef in Moreton Bay. Still there October 2004. |
| A4-210 | 210 | Delivered to RAAF 04/12/64. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam Mar 65 - Jul 68 RTA for major repairs after it ran into a ditch on landing, Pilot Flg Off Ian Baldwin and co-Pilot Flg Off Brian Young. Richmond Airshow 1988. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 03/05/90 to 08/05/90. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-225 | 225 | Delivered to RAAF 06/65. Served with 38 Sqn - Det "A" in New Guinea from 12/10/65. Still with Det "A" on 13/11/70 the crew of this aircraft confirmed the position of a wartime aircraft wreck that had been reported. This wreck was later found to be an RAAF Dakota missing since 1945 (identity unknown at this time). Served with 38 Sqn 1971. Sent to Townsville to help out after Cyclone Althea 24/12/71. In Service with 35 Sqn 08/90. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-228 | 228 | Delivered to RAAF 06/65. Served with 38 Sqn Det "A" 1973. Flew trails 02/07/73 to determine single engine absolute ceiling performance in the PNG area. Avalon Airshow 1992. At Six Mile Reservoir near Noosa Qld on 14/04/93 the crew was conducting a STOL trainer when it impacted with a tree damaging the left hand wing. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-231 | 231 | Delivered to RAAF 06/65. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 20/04/90 to 11/05/90. Avalon Airshow 1997. Served with Interfet in East Timor. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-233 | 233 | Delivered to RAAF 20/08/65. To 2AD. To 38 Sqn 27/08/65. With 38 Sqn 12/09/67. With 38 Sqn 1968. During a post "D" servicing test flight 11/09/68, the pilots had a undercarriage malfunction in which the main gear would not extend. The aircraft was landed on just the nose wheel and ramp, using a foam path. The pilots were one Australian and a Malaysian on Caribou conversion. The aircraft was repaired at No 38 Sqn and test flown serviceable on the 23/09/68. To HDH Bankstown 24/01/69. To 38 Sqn 14/03/69. To HDH Bankstown 07/08/70 and then back to 38 Sqn. To HDH Bankstown 30/09/71. To 38 Sqn 07/12/71. Served with 38 Sqn Det "A" 1972. Crashed 28/08/72, Kudjero Gap PNG during a flight from Wau and Mt Yule. This was 38 Sqn's first and only fatal Caribou accident. Crew; FLTLT Graham David Thomas O222081 (Pilot), PLTOFF Gregory Lionel Ebsary O58698 (Co-Pilot), CPL Gary Ainsleigh Power A222878 (Loadmaster), CAPT Robert Dawson Loftus (ARA GLO). Also on board were 3 RAAF members, 1 Army officer and 25 PNG cadets. All cadets were from De La Salle College except for SGT Nad who was from Popondetta High. |
| A4-234 | 234 | Delivered to RAAF 08/65. Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam May 70 - Feb 72. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-235 | 235 | Delivered to RAAF 08/65. Received a white colour scheme in preparation for UN duties in the Cambodian elections in the early 90s however the Blackhawks ended up going instead. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 14/04/90 to 18/04/90 and 23/04/90 to 27/09/90. Written off 23/11/91, While conducting a STOL training excercise into Scotts Peak TAS, it ran off the end of the strip and resulted in the nose wheel collapsing in a watery ditch. Repaired and flown back to Richmond, then Amberly on 03/04/92 with gear down. Later written off. Currently stored at Amberley. Allocated to the proposed Ipswich Amberley Aviation Museum. |
| A4-236 | 236 | Delivered to RAAF 08/65. Received a white colour scheme in preparation for UN duties in the Cambodian elections in the early 90s however the Blackhawks ended up going instead. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 22/04/90 to 04/05/90. Served with Interfet & UNTAET in East Timor. Served in Operation ANODE, Solomon Islands 2003/2004. Flying Display Avalon 2007. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-264 | 264 | Delivered to RAAF 05/68. Served with 38 Sqn Det "A" in PNG 1971. On the 20/07/71 Over ran the end of the strip a Tufi. Served with 38 Sqn Det "B", painted white and marked in UN markings when it served with UNMOGIP in Kashmir in the 70's. Returned 30/12/78. Crashed 04/07/86, Camden NSW while landing. Now training aid at Richmond for Fire Fighting. |
| A4-275 | 275 | Delivered to RAAF 07/69. Served with 38 Sqn Det "A" in PNG 1973. Out on SAR for HMAS Tarouk 19/05/73. The wreckage was found on a reef about 50 miles off Port Moresby. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 17/04/90 to 22/04/90 and 30/04/90 to 06/05/90. East Sale Airshow 1996. Tail painted in special 35 year orange scheme for 35 Sqn. Served with Interfet & UNTAET in East Timor. Used in relief ops Nov 2007 in Papua New Guinea, effected by floods from Cyclone Guba. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-285 | 285 | Delivered to RAAF 12/69. Arrived in Australia 25/12/69. Served with 38 Sqn Det "A" PNG in 1971. On 20/07/71 left Port Moresby to escort a Neptune making for there after an engine fire. Oakey Airshow 1986. Served with Interfet in East Timor. Avalon Airshow 2003. In Service 38 Sqn. |
| A4-299 | 299 | Delivered to RAAF 04/05/71. To 2AD 23/04/71. The last Caribou delivered arrived in Richmond 12/06/71. To 38 Sqn 12/07/71. On return from a service 26/05/89 suffered an undercarriage malfunction resulting in the left main gear collapsing after shutdown. Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW 23/04/90 to 04/05/90. Avalon Airshow 2001. Avalon Airshow 2005. In Service 38 Sqn. |
