123 results found
Registration / Serial:VH-CCJ
Aircraft Original Type:British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Aircraft Generic Type:British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Aircraft Version:British Aerospace Jetstream 4101
C/n (msn):41036
Operator Titles:Jetcraft Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:October 1998
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Photo ID:804450Submit Correction
View count: 64
Sold in South Africa as ZS-OMY in December 1999. Mike Madden photo
Registration / Serial:VH-CCJ
Aircraft Version:British Aerospace Jetstream 4101
C/n (msn):41036
Operator Titles:Jetcraft Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:October 1998
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Registration / Serial:VH-CCJ
Aircraft Original Type:British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Aircraft Generic Type:British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Aircraft Version:British Aerospace Jetstream 4101
C/n (msn):41036
Operator Titles:Jetcraft Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:October 1998
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Photo ID:804450Submit Correction
View count: 64
Sold in South Africa as ZS-OMY in December 1999. Mike Madden photo
Registration / Serial:VH-CCJ
Aircraft Version:British Aerospace Jetstream 4101
C/n (msn):41036
Operator Titles:Jetcraft Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:October 1998
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Registration / Serial:A73-55
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 694/695 Lincoln/Lincolnian
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 694/695 Lincoln/Lincolnian
Aircraft Version:Avro 694 Lincoln Mk.31
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:803464Submit Correction
View count: 247
A 10 Sqn long-nose Lincoln takes off from its base at Townsville, The special reconnaissance version of the bomber had a nose stretched 2m to accommodate three sonobuoy operators. 1961 was the end of the line for the Lincoln as 10 Sqn prepared to transition to the Lockheed SP-2H Neptune. Robin Page photo
Registration / Serial:A73-55
Aircraft Version:Avro 694 Lincoln Mk.31
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:A73-55
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 694/695 Lincoln/Lincolnian
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 694/695 Lincoln/Lincolnian
Aircraft Version:Avro 694 Lincoln Mk.31
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:803464Submit Correction
View count: 247
A 10 Sqn long-nose Lincoln takes off from its base at Townsville, The special reconnaissance version of the bomber had a nose stretched 2m to accommodate three sonobuoy operators. 1961 was the end of the line for the Lincoln as 10 Sqn prepared to transition to the Lockheed SP-2H Neptune. Robin Page photo
Registration / Serial:A73-55
Aircraft Version:Avro 694 Lincoln Mk.31
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1961
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:4 February 1995
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Photo ID:803463Submit Correction
View count: 43
Registered in January 1988. Mike Madden photo
Registration / Serial:VH-CBT
Aircraft Version:Cessna 414A Chancellor
C/n (msn):414A0319
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:4 February 1995
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:4 February 1995
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Photo ID:803463Submit Correction
View count: 43
Registered in January 1988. Mike Madden photo
Registration / Serial:VH-CBT
Aircraft Version:Cessna 414A Chancellor
C/n (msn):414A0319
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:4 February 1995
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Registration / Serial:VH-CAF
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Cadet/Dakota/Warrior
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C
C/n (msn):28-3998
Operator Titles:Department of Civil Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1971
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Photo ID:803209Submit Correction
View count: 67
Registered in June 1967. Mike Madden photo
Registration / Serial:VH-CAF
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C
C/n (msn):28-3998
Operator Titles:Department of Civil Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1971
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Registration / Serial:VH-CAF
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Cadet/Dakota/Warrior
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C
C/n (msn):28-3998
Operator Titles:Department of Civil Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1971
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Photo ID:803209Submit Correction
View count: 67
Registered in June 1967. Mike Madden photo
Registration / Serial:VH-CAF
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C
C/n (msn):28-3998
Operator Titles:Department of Civil Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1971
Photo from:AustAirData CollectionWebsite
Registration / Serial:VH-SFR
Aircraft Original Type:GAF N-22/24 Nomad
Aircraft Generic Type:GAF N-22/24 Nomad
Aircraft Version:GAF N-22S Searchmaster
C/n (msn):N22B-90
Operator Titles:AIReSearch
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1981
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Photo ID:765040Submit Correction
View count: 70
Unknowwn photographer
Registration / Serial:VH-SFR
Aircraft Version:GAF N-22S Searchmaster
C/n (msn):N22B-90
Operator Titles:AIReSearch
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1981
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-SFR
Aircraft Original Type:GAF N-22/24 Nomad
Aircraft Generic Type:GAF N-22/24 Nomad
Aircraft Version:GAF N-22S Searchmaster
C/n (msn):N22B-90
Operator Titles:AIReSearch
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1981
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Photo ID:765040Submit Correction
View count: 70
Unknowwn photographer
Registration / Serial:VH-SFR
Aircraft Version:GAF N-22S Searchmaster
C/n (msn):N22B-90
Operator Titles:AIReSearch
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1981
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-BPZ
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 401
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 401/402 Utililiner/Businessliner
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0103
Operator Titles:Nationwide Air Services / Southern Cross Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1978
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Photo ID:764792Submit Correction
View count: 82
Unknown photographer
Registration / Serial:VH-BPZ
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0103
Operator Titles:Nationwide Air Services / Southern Cross Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1978
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-BPZ
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 401
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 401/402 Utililiner/Businessliner
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0103
Operator Titles:Nationwide Air Services / Southern Cross Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1978
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Photo ID:764792Submit Correction
View count: 82
Unknown photographer
Registration / Serial:VH-BPZ
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0103
Operator Titles:Nationwide Air Services / Southern Cross Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:January 1978
Photo from:Pierre Langlois Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-ZVX
Aircraft Original Type:Eurocopter EC-130
Aircraft Generic Type:Eurocopter EC-130
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter EC-130B-4
C/n (msn):4903
Operator Titles:Nautilus Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:738841Submit Correction
View count: 75
Registration / Serial:VH-ZVX
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter EC-130B-4
C/n (msn):4903
Operator Titles:Nautilus Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Registration / Serial:VH-ZVX
Aircraft Original Type:Eurocopter EC-130
Aircraft Generic Type:Eurocopter EC-130
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter EC-130B-4
C/n (msn):4903
Operator Titles:Nautilus Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:738841Submit Correction
View count: 75
Registration / Serial:VH-ZVX
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter EC-130B-4
C/n (msn):4903
Operator Titles:Nautilus Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Registration / Serial:A30-12
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-2
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-2-112
C/n (msn):1257
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:April 1941 to March 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:719021Submit Correction
View count: 287
One of the 10 former Eastern Air Lines DC-2s bought by the Australian government at the start of World War II to bolster the RAAF's transport capability. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, A30-12 was camouflaged and the red centre of the roundel was painted out to avoid confusion with the Japanese roundel. Postwar A30-12 was sold to Marshall Airways and is believed to have been stripped of useful parts at Essendon airport. The rest was scrapped. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:A30-12
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-2-112
C/n (msn):1257
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:April 1941 to March 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:A30-12
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-2
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-2-112
C/n (msn):1257
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:April 1941 to March 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:719021Submit Correction
View count: 287
One of the 10 former Eastern Air Lines DC-2s bought by the Australian government at the start of World War II to bolster the RAAF's transport capability. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, A30-12 was camouflaged and the red centre of the roundel was painted out to avoid confusion with the Japanese roundel. Postwar A30-12 was sold to Marshall Airways and is believed to have been stripped of useful parts at Essendon airport. The rest was scrapped. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:A30-12
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-2-112
C/n (msn):1257
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:April 1941 to March 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-CVN
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 208 Caravan
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 208 Caravan I/Cargomaster/Grand Caravan
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
C/n (msn):208B0676
Operator Titles:Hinterland Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:16 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:696142Submit Correction
View count: 123
Registration / Serial:VH-CVN
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
C/n (msn):208B0676
Operator Titles:Hinterland Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:16 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Registration / Serial:VH-CVN
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 208 Caravan
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 208 Caravan I/Cargomaster/Grand Caravan
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
C/n (msn):208B0676
Operator Titles:Hinterland Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:16 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
Photo ID:696142Submit Correction
View count: 123
Registration / Serial:VH-CVN
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
C/n (msn):208B0676
Operator Titles:Hinterland Aviation
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:16 October 2016
Photo by:Jonathan VerschuurenContact
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:May 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:686517Submit Correction
View count: 285
T9583 was built in Australia for the RAF in Singapore. Singapore fell to the Japanese before it could be delivered and it was delivered to the RAAF as A9-31. 100 Squadron RAF, which was the intended recipient, evolved into 100 Squadron RAAF and was deployed to Papua New Guinea. T9583 was lost in a crash landing at Port Moresby on June 25, 1942 when returning from a mission. The RAAF serial does appear to have been applied to the aircraft during its brief service. Photo from: Library and Archives NT
Registration / Serial:T9583
Alternate Registration:A9-31
Aircraft Version:Bristol 152 Beaufort V
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:May 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:May 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:686517Submit Correction
View count: 285
T9583 was built in Australia for the RAF in Singapore. Singapore fell to the Japanese before it could be delivered and it was delivered to the RAAF as A9-31. 100 Squadron RAF, which was the intended recipient, evolved into 100 Squadron RAAF and was deployed to Papua New Guinea. T9583 was lost in a crash landing at Port Moresby on June 25, 1942 when returning from a mission. The RAAF serial does appear to have been applied to the aircraft during its brief service. Photo from: Library and Archives NT
Registration / Serial:T9583
Alternate Registration:A9-31
Aircraft Version:Bristol 152 Beaufort V
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:May 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:A2-505
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 204
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois)
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):9505
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:12 January 1988
Photo from:John Phillips CollectionContact
Photo ID:644704Submit Correction
View count: 202
To PNGDF(Papua New Guinea Defence Force) as 0401 August 1989. From a slide by Bob Evans (Brisbane(QLD)
Registration / Serial:A2-505
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):9505
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:12 January 1988
Photo from:John Phillips CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:A2-505
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 204
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois)
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):9505
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:12 January 1988
Photo from:John Phillips CollectionContact
Photo ID:644704Submit Correction
View count: 202
To PNGDF(Papua New Guinea Defence Force) as 0401 August 1989. From a slide by Bob Evans (Brisbane(QLD)
Registration / Serial:A2-505
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):9505
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:12 January 1988
Photo from:John Phillips CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:VH-TAA
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):43065
Operator Titles:Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA
Aircraft Name:John Eyre
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1947 to 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:561688Submit Correction
View count: 402
Photo shows the aircraft in its original livery. About 1950 TAA started using script lettering in place of the block letters as seen here. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:VH-TAA
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):43065
Operator Titles:Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1947 to 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-TAA
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):43065
Operator Titles:Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA
Aircraft Name:John Eyre
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1947 to 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:561688Submit Correction
View count: 402
Photo shows the aircraft in its original livery. About 1950 TAA started using script lettering in place of the block letters as seen here. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:VH-TAA
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):43065
Operator Titles:Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1947 to 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-BAK
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Version:Avro 652A Anson II
C/n (msn):[ W1717 ]
Operator Titles:Townsville and Country Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1 May 1947 to 24 January 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:561114Submit Correction
View count: 220
Crashed landed at Julia Creek, Queensland, on January 24, 1948. Written off. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:VH-BAK
Aircraft Version:Avro 652A Anson II
C/n (msn):[ W1717 ]
Operator Titles:Townsville and Country Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1 May 1947 to 24 January 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-BAK
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Version:Avro 652A Anson II
C/n (msn):[ W1717 ]
Operator Titles:Townsville and Country Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1 May 1947 to 24 January 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:561114Submit Correction
View count: 220
Crashed landed at Julia Creek, Queensland, on January 24, 1948. Written off. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:VH-BAK
Aircraft Version:Avro 652A Anson II
C/n (msn):[ W1717 ]
Operator Titles:Townsville and Country Airways
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1 May 1947 to 24 January 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N5-131
Alternate Serial:112916
Aircraft Original Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Generic Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Version:North American B-25C Mitchell
C/n (msn):82-5551
Operator Titles:Netherlands East Indies - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Pulk
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943 to 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:560801Submit Correction
View count: 475
There were two Mitchells that carried serial N5-131. The first was ferried across the Pacific by the RAF Ferry Command, arriving on 18 April 1942. The USAAF immediately took it and sent it to Papua New Guinea, where it was flying USAAF missions out of Port Moresby. This photo however shows the second aircraft to carry N5-131. It is ex USAAF 41-12916 (often incorrectly quoted as ex 41-12936), and it served with the NEI-AF as N5-131 from Aug 1942 until Jul 1947, when it was reserialled M-331. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:N5-131
Alternate Serial:112916
Aircraft Version:North American B-25C Mitchell
C/n (msn):82-5551
Operator Titles:Netherlands East Indies - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943 to 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N5-131
Alternate Serial:112916
Aircraft Original Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Generic Type:North American B-25 Mitchell
Aircraft Version:North American B-25C Mitchell
C/n (msn):82-5551
Operator Titles:Netherlands East Indies - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Pulk
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943 to 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:560801Submit Correction
View count: 475
There were two Mitchells that carried serial N5-131. The first was ferried across the Pacific by the RAF Ferry Command, arriving on 18 April 1942. The USAAF immediately took it and sent it to Papua New Guinea, where it was flying USAAF missions out of Port Moresby. This photo however shows the second aircraft to carry N5-131. It is ex USAAF 41-12916 (often incorrectly quoted as ex 41-12936), and it served with the NEI-AF as N5-131 from Aug 1942 until Jul 1947, when it was reserialled M-331. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:N5-131
Alternate Serial:112916
Aircraft Version:North American B-25C Mitchell
C/n (msn):82-5551
Operator Titles:Netherlands East Indies - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943 to 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:X9520
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Seagull V
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Seagull V / Walrus
Aircraft Version:Supermarine Walrus I
C/n (msn):[ X9520 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:560471Submit Correction
View count: 511
Operated by 9 Squadron. Written off after a forced landing near Batchelor, Northern Territory in April 1944. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:X9520
Aircraft Version:Supermarine Walrus I
C/n (msn):[ X9520 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:X9520
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Seagull V
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Seagull V / Walrus
Aircraft Version:Supermarine Walrus I
C/n (msn):[ X9520 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:560471Submit Correction
View count: 511
Operated by 9 Squadron. Written off after a forced landing near Batchelor, Northern Territory in April 1944. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:X9520
Aircraft Version:Supermarine Walrus I
C/n (msn):[ X9520 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:HB-TAE
Aircraft Original Type:Benes-Mraz M-1 Sokol
Aircraft Generic Type:Benes-Mraz M-1 Sokol
Aircraft Version:Benes-Mraz M-1C Sokol
C/n (msn):254
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:July 1949 to April 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:560222Submit Correction
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Sold in Australia as VH-AXY, later VH-BXY. Fell foul of Australian rules barring wooden aircraft using synthetic glues and was grounded in 1963. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:HB-TAE
Aircraft Version:Benes-Mraz M-1C Sokol
C/n (msn):254
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:July 1949 to April 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:HB-TAE
Aircraft Original Type:Benes-Mraz M-1 Sokol
Aircraft Generic Type:Benes-Mraz M-1 Sokol
Aircraft Version:Benes-Mraz M-1C Sokol
C/n (msn):254
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:July 1949 to April 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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Sold in Australia as VH-AXY, later VH-BXY. Fell foul of Australian rules barring wooden aircraft using synthetic glues and was grounded in 1963. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:HB-TAE
Aircraft Version:Benes-Mraz M-1C Sokol
C/n (msn):254
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:July 1949 to April 1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VHCOC
Aircraft Original Type:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford
Aircraft Generic Type:Airspeed AS-10/40/41/42/43/46/65 Oxford/Consul
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford II
Licence-built by:Percival
C/n (msn):PAC.354
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:August 1942 to June 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:560210Submit Correction
View count: 408
One of three Oxfords allocated by the RAAF to the USAAF at Townsville. The others were VHCOA and VHCOB however VHCOC is most likely. It had been BM740 in RAAF service, which had retained its RAF serial. The registrations were call signs used by transport aircraft in the South-West Pacific theatre and not civil registrations. They did not have hyphens. VHCOC was returned to the RAAF. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:VHCOC
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford II
C/n (msn):PAC.354
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:August 1942 to June 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VHCOC
Aircraft Original Type:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford
Aircraft Generic Type:Airspeed AS-10/40/41/42/43/46/65 Oxford/Consul
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford II
Licence-built by:Percival
C/n (msn):PAC.354
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:August 1942 to June 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:560210Submit Correction
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One of three Oxfords allocated by the RAAF to the USAAF at Townsville. The others were VHCOA and VHCOB however VHCOC is most likely. It had been BM740 in RAAF service, which had retained its RAF serial. The registrations were call signs used by transport aircraft in the South-West Pacific theatre and not civil registrations. They did not have hyphens. VHCOC was returned to the RAAF. Photo from: Townsville City Library
Registration / Serial:VHCOC
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford II
C/n (msn):PAC.354
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:August 1942 to June 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:A2-703
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 204
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois)
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):11703
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:14 June 1989
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:465837Submit Correction
View count: 407
Registration / Serial:A2-703
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):11703
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:14 June 1989
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:A2-703
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 204
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois)
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):11703
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:14 June 1989
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:465837Submit Correction
View count: 407
Registration / Serial:A2-703
Aircraft Version:Bell UH-1H Iroquois
C/n (msn):11703
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:14 June 1989
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:A89-276
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7276
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:10 Sqn
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:6 January 1969
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:455641Submit Correction
View count: 363
Registration / Serial:A89-276
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7276
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:6 January 1969
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:A89-276
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7276
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:10 Sqn
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:6 January 1969
Photo from:JHM Collection
Photo ID:455641Submit Correction
View count: 363
Registration / Serial:A89-276
Aircraft Version:Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
C/n (msn):726-7276
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:6 January 1969
Photo from:JHM Collection
Registration / Serial:A23-059
Aircraft Original Type:Pilatus PC-9
Aircraft Generic Type:Pilatus PC-9
Aircraft Version:Pilatus PC-9A
C/n (msn):559
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:Roulettes / CFS
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Event:Townsville Open Day 2009
Photo Date:27 September 2009
Photo by:Wayne BassContact
Photo ID:441147Submit Correction
View count: 117
Registration / Serial:A23-059
Aircraft Version:Pilatus PC-9A
C/n (msn):559
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:27 September 2009
Photo by:Wayne BassContact
Registration / Serial:A23-059
Aircraft Original Type:Pilatus PC-9
Aircraft Generic Type:Pilatus PC-9
Aircraft Version:Pilatus PC-9A
C/n (msn):559
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:Roulettes / CFS
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Event:Townsville Open Day 2009
Photo Date:27 September 2009
Photo by:Wayne BassContact
Photo ID:441147Submit Correction
View count: 117
Registration / Serial:A23-059
Aircraft Version:Pilatus PC-9A
C/n (msn):559
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Townsville - International (YBTL / TSV)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:27 September 2009
Photo by:Wayne BassContact