ADF Serials - GAF RAN Turana Drone

ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
GAF RAN Turana Drone

RAN.Serial	const.no	aircraft.type	Aircraft History
P1-001	P1-001	?	The first trial at Woomera took place on 12/03/71 and the aircraft was designated AIRCRAFT 001.
P1-002	P1-002	?	?
P1-003	P1-003	?	?
P1-004	P1-004	?	The second trial at Woomera took place on 23/03/71 with AIRCRAFT 004.
P1-005	P1-005	?	? Images of P1-005.
P1-006	P1-006	?	?
P1-007	P1-007	?	?
P1-008	P1-008	?	?
P1-009	P1-009	?	?
P1-010	P1-010	?	?
P1-011	P1-011	?	?
P1-012	P1-012	P1-00-200	This belongs to the Museum of Victoria and is currently located at Australia's Museum of Flight, Nowra NSW. The aircraft has 6 little paracutes on the starboard side of the airframe, one is a gold colour and has a ten in it and the other are black. I can only assume that this relates to 15 successful recoveries of the drone. Images of P1-012.
P1-013	P1-013	?	?
P1-014	P1-014	?	?
P1-015	P1-015	?	?
P1-016	P1-016	P1-00-200	located at School of Artillery, Puckapunyal.
P1-017	P1-017	P1-00-200	Was on display at Chewing Gum Field in 1984. Currently on display at Wangaratta Airport, in the old Museum. Images of P1-017.
P1-018	P1-018	?	?
P1-019	P1-019	P1-00-200	To Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra on 20/02/03 - purchased from a Mr Gourlay of the Sunshine Coast. Now on Display. Images of P1-019.
P1-020	P1-020	?	?
P1-021	P1-021	?	?
P1-022	P1-022	P1-00-200	Was located at the Kevin Rohrlach Collection SA. Sold in 2001 and purchased by Mick Bush. He has a stand to display the aircraft, there is an inert booster rocket fitted and there is no jet engine or parachute. It has 31 marked on the tail. Mick has indicated this could be for sale. Images of P1-022.
P1-023	P1-023	P1-00-200	Belongs to and currently located at Australia's Museum of Flight, Nowra NSW. The aircraft has 4 little paracutes on the starboard side of the airframe. I can only assume that this relates to the number of successful recoveries of the drone. Images of P1-023.

We know at least 7 prototypes and 12 production drones were delivered to the RAAF/RAN. P1-023 is held by AMOF, so there is more. If you have any information on the Turana which may be of help please contact us.

The engine of a drone from Australia's Museum of Flight was removed on the 9th February 1995, this is a Microturbo 022-01 engine (Serial Number 114). This engine has now made its way into a BD-5J aircraft owned by Juan Jimenez.

There was also a Turana at Wangaratta, does anyone know which one it is? It was on loan to the Museum from HdH and has returned.

The Author of this page is Darren Crick.

Emails: Mike Draper, Juan Jimenez, Mark Clayton, Mick Bush, Ron Cuskelly, Graham Mison.

Main Photograph: Darren Crick

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