ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A5 Sud Aviation Alouette 3
| Aircraft Serial | Const No. | Aircraft History |
| A5-165 | 1165 | Status card says identity was A5-1165, but photographs show it as A5-165. Delivered 19/02/64 to Edinburgh SA. To 1 ATU 10/04/64. To WRE 12/04/67. To Dept of Supply as VH-UPN - Civil Regos were applied August/September 1967, operated under contract by Short Bros & Harland Air Services based at No. 1 Hanger Woomera air field. Sold to Roberts Aircraft Inc of Arizona as N605RA. After 15 years they each had about 2600 flight hours logged. |
| A5-166 | 1166 | Status card says identity was A5-1166, but photographs show it as A5-166. Delivered 07/02/64 to Edinburgh SA. To 1 ATU 10/04/64. Required repairs at Marseilles in France, engine removed and sent 30/06/65 and returned to 1 ATU 09/05/66. This aircraft could not be operated with a 'Sling Load'. To WRE 12/04/67. Then to Dept of Supply as VH-UPO. Civil Regos were applied August/September 1967, operated under contract by Short Bros & Harland Air Services based at No. 1 Hanger Woomera air field. Sold to Roberts Aircraft Inc of Arizona as N608RA. After 15 years they each had about 2600 flight hours logged. |
| A5-167 | 1167 | Status card says identity was A5-1167, but photographs show it as A5-167. Delivered 07/02/64 to Edinburgh SA. To 1 ATU 10/04/64. To WRE 12/04/67. Then to Dept of Supply as VH-UPP Civil Regos were applied August/September 1967, operated under contract by Short Bros & Harland Air Services based at No. 1 Hanger Woomera air field. Sold to Roberts Aircraft Inc of Arizona as N607RA. After 15 years they each had about 2600 flight hours logged. |
The Author of this page is Darren Crick.
Source: Australian Aviation Magazine, Aircraft Status Cards.
Emails: John Washbrooke, Greg Hyde, Robert Brosing, Owen Zupp, Stig Jarlevik.

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