ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
CFS Serials 1913-1918.

CFS.SerialModel.TypeRAF.SerialAicraft History
CFS1RAF BE.2a??
CFS2RAF BE.2a??
CFS3Bristol Boxkite?c/n 133
CFS4Deperdussin??
CFS4(2)Bristol Scout D?c/n 1149. Ex CFS10. One Scout D (RNAS serial 8976) was shipped to Australia in 1916. It was renumbered CFS 10 and later CFS 4 on the strength of the Central Flying School at Point Cook. This photo dates from 1919/20 but it was not until 1926 that the Scout was struck off charge and handed over to the Footscray Technical School as an instructional airframe.
CFS5Deperdussin Type A??
CFS6Bleriot XI?Donated by T. Reynolds, North Melbourne 19/09/15.
CFS7Maurice Farman SeaplaneA778Originally purchased for 1600 pounds in May 1914. It was the first floatplane in Australia. Donated by L. Horden, Sydney 11/14. Modified as a landplane. On 20 July 1916 the landplane was re-equipped with an Australian licence-built Renault engine, constructed by Tarrant Motors in Melbourne. The landplane, still numbered CFS 7, was used only occasionally as a reserve for the Bristol Boxkites and, later, the Grahame-White Boxkites. The last recorded mention of the aircraft was on 30 June 1917 when it was officially listed as one 'Maurice Farman Biplane (converted) - for instructional use'.
CFS8Bristol Boxkite??
CFS9Caudron G.III??
CFS10Bristol Scout D8976c/n 1149. One Scout D (RNAS serial 8976) was shipped to Australia in 1916. It was renumbered CFS 10 and later CFS 4 on the strength of the Central Flying School at Point Cook. This photo dates from 1919/20 but it was not until 1926 that the Scout was struck off charge and handed over to the Footscray Technical School as an instructional airframe.
CFS11Grahame-White Boxkite8752?
CFS12Grahame-White Boxkite8753?
CFS14RAF FE.2bA778Donated by M.F Simpson 14/03/17.
CFS15Maurice Farman MF.7 Longhorn??
CFS16Maurice Farman MF.11 ShorthornA942?
CFS17Maurice Farman MF.11 ShorthornA6863?
CFS18RAF BE.2e?B6183
CFS19Maurice Farman MF.11 ShorthornB2011?
CFS20Maurice Farman MF.11 ShorthornB2012The aircraft at Point Cook displayed as CFS20 is supposed to be a rebuild from all 4 of the MF.11's listed here.
  • Images of CFS20.
  • CFS21Airco DH.6??
    CFS22Airco DH.6??
    CFS23Airco DH.6??
    CFS24Airco DH.6??
    CFS25Airco DH.6??
    CFS26Airco DH.6??
    CFS27Airco DH.6??
    CFS28Airco DH.6??

    To provide further information or an update on the information above, CLICK HERE

    Source: Military Aircraft of Australia 1909-1918" by Keith Isaacs pp.160-161, article was written by Harry Woodman in 'Model Aircraft Monthly, Vol 1 issue 7 July 2002.

    Emails: Ron Cuskelly, Carl Tacey, Johan van der Wei, Bob Livingston, Chris Thornburg, Tom Lockley, Robert Brosing.

    Photographs: CFS20- Darren Crick.



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