• Aircraft:

  GAF N22B Nomad

• Reg: A18-300 photos
• Serial #:

  02

• Airline: Australia - Army
• Photo Date: Jun 13, 2011
• Uploaded: Jun 26, 2011
• Oakey - YBOK, Australia

This is quite a historic Australian aircraft. This is the first Army Nomad which was the second prototype aircraft, VH-SUR. Aircraft 02 featured tail modifications to increase the fin area and raise the rudder, and was displayed at the 1972 Farnborough Air Show. This aircraft was leased to the Army as A18-002 in July 1973, but crashed three months later on 3 October. After being repaired at GAF as VH-SUR, this aircraft was returned to the Army in 1976 as an instructional airframe at No 5 Base Workshops, and today is a gate guard at the Army Aviation Centre, Oakey, Queensland. The aircraft probably never operated with the current serial number.

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