Aircraft Photo of VH-RVP | Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VH-RVP
Aircraft Original Type:	Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer
Aircraft Generic Type:	Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer/Caribbean/Colt
Aircraft Version:	Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
C/n (msn):	22-5792

Location
City / Airport:	Melbourne - MoorabbinMap
Region / Country:	Victoria, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YMMB IATA: MBW Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	March 1958 to May 1958
Photo by:	Ed Coates / CAHS
Photo ID:	815435

Photo Comment
VH-RVP was with the Royal Victorian Aero Club for such a short time it did not acquire the club badge, Delivered in March 1958, it crashed on June 6 in the Dandenong Ranges with the loss of four lives. The aero club quickly acquired another PA22 and registered it VH-RVP. A month later the club was compelled to reregister it VH-RVA under an edict that registrations could no longer be reused on aircraft of the same type. The two VH-RVPs are distinguished by variations in their livery. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia This photo is copyright © Ed Coates / CAHS, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 June 2025, and has since been viewed 9 times.

Photo Comment

VH-RVP was with the Royal Victorian Aero Club for such a short time it did not acquire the club badge, Delivered in March 1958, it crashed on June 6 in the Dandenong Ranges with the loss of four lives. The aero club quickly acquired another PA22 and registered it VH-RVP. A month later the club was compelled to reregister it VH-RVA under an edict that registrations could no longer be reused on aircraft of the same type. The two VH-RVPs are distinguished by variations in their livery. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

It was added on 9 June 2025, and has since been viewed 9 times.

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