| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-LQX |
| Alternate Serial: | 112001 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna O-1 Bird Dog |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna O-1 Bird Dog (305/321/L-19/OE) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna O-1A Bird Dog (305A/L-19A) |
| C/n (msn): | 22115 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | PenfieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPEF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 2007 |
| Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
| Photo ID: | 46608 |
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Built to a 1951 order (in the days when the USAF ordered more than 17,000 aircraft a year) and delivered in 1952 as an L-19A-CE, serial 51-12001. I don't know the exact history of this aircraft, but it seems likely that it eventually went to the R Thai AF before being 'demobbed' and exported to Australia, becoming VH-LQX on 28 August 1991. It's currently based at Essendon and owned by an Aviation Medical Examiner who uses it to fly, IFR, every Tuesday to Echuca for a clinic. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 March 2018, and has since been viewed 266 times. |