ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
N8 RAN Westland Scout AH.1
| Aircraft Serial | Const No. | RAN Code | Fate |
| N8-101 | F.9490 | 841, 891 | The RAN acquired two Westland Scouts for hydrographic work in 1963. They arrived in Australia on the merchant vessel "Auckland Star". Delivered 20/03/63. Arrived as WS101 and later Serialed N8-101. Damaged 03/64 during landing. Withdrawn 10/08/77. To Naval Aviation Museum 10/82. Restored to flying condition as 891/VH-NVY. Damaged, rolling on its side in an accident at Schofield Air Show in Nov 1985. The cause of the accident was an unqualified, unlicenced pilot who tried to air taxi it to another spot. Static Display at Australia's Museum of Flight, Nowra NSW as 891. The tailboom, possibly an expired one, from aircraft XV134 has been used to complete this aircraft. After some doubt on the id's supplied here it was noted in the cockpit 12/01 there was a plate with c/n F.8456. |
| N8-102 | F.9491 | 842, 892 | The RAN acquired two Westland Scouts for hydrographic work in 1963. They arrived in Australia on the merchant vessel "Auckland Star". Delivered 20/03/63. Arrived as WS102 and later Serialed N8-102. Ditched 08/04/67, from HMAS Moresby in Wewak Harbour PNG. While the aircraft was recovered it was written off. The Aircraft currently under restoration at Nowra NSW for the Naval Histroic Flight is actually Ex British Aircraft XR603. Although it has been done up in the colours of N8-102 it has as yet never flown in Australia. Along with it came a certain amount of spares. It arrived in Australia aboard a Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxillary ship. On being off loaded in Sydney it was improperly lashed to a Flatbed an the tail boom was damaged enroute to RANAS Nowra. It will be restored to flight as 892, Registered VH-NVY. |
Suggestions have been made the c/n's above are wrong... the Helicopter Museum at Weston Super Mare via Eddy Davis have confirmed they are correct. This comes from Official Documents. Our thanks to those who assisted in solving this problem.
Comprehensive histories of these aircraft have been provided by Bob Geale.
The Author of this page is Darren Crick.
Source: Australian Aviation Magazine, CASA Aircraft Database, Bob Geale.
Emails: Martin Best, Mark Clayton, Bob Geale, Alan Allen, Eddy Davis.
Main Phtograph: Martin Edwards.

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