| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-AFP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 17 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 17 (C-43/GB/JB) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech D17S |
| C/n (msn): | 357 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Melbourne - MoorabbinMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMMB IATA: MBW Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | December 1961 |
| Photo from: | Geoff Goodall Collection |
| Photo ID: | 869696 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built as a D17A (Wright Whirlwind engine) but registered in Australia in 1947 as a D17S (Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior) Crashed and burned near Dingo, Queensland, on December 22, 1961 while aerial seeding a farm. The bare airframe was recovered in 2007. At the time of upload, the aircraft was on the US register as D17A N20778, owned by an Australian and being rebuilt in New Zealand. This photo was added on 22 November 2025, and has since been viewed 33 times. |