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Former club aircraft · 1977

VH-WJL — Cessna 150

Cessna 150 (chartered) operated by the University Flying Club from 1977.

VH-WJL at Jandakot in October 1976
Source: http://www.edcoatescollection.com/
Date Type Registration Manufacturer’s Serial Number Previous registrations Date officially registered to UFC Date UFC registration officially ended
3-Feb-77 Cessna 150B(chartered) VH-WJL 15059567 N1167Y, VH-DBR,VH-RWK. Not registered to UFC (chartered) Not registered to UFC (chartered)

Full aircraft history

  • 12.7.1962: First registered as VH-DBR to Rex Aviation Ltd, Bankstown, NSW (later address c/o Maylands Aerodrome, WA)
  • 20.2.1963: Reregistered as VH-RWK to Royal Aero Club of Western Australia (Inc), Guildford, WA (address later Applecross, WA)
  • 3.7.1967: Reregistered as VH-WJL to Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, Applecross, WA, and registered same day to Louis J Waters, Yerecoin, WA.
  • 1.8.1969: Registered to Terence J McGregor, RMS 284 Chapmans Hill via Busselton, WA (later of Alexandra Bridge, WA, then Karridale, WA)
  • 1.9.1970: Minor damage at Busselton, WA – Cattle broke into hangar and dented fuselage and both tail planes
  • 14.10.1975: Registered to David S Tuddenham, Welbungin, WA
  • 19.2.1976: Substantially damaged at airstrip 5nm NW of Bencubbin, WA – Pilot selected inadequate strip, aircraft overshot on landing, then ran through a fence and struck a tree
  • 10.8.1977: Registered to Bruce C Watson, Bencubbin, WA
  • 29.9.1978: Registered to Colin R Ferrell, Armadale, WA
  • 11.2.1980: Registered to Anthony A Miller, Mosman Park, WA
  • 12.3.1982: Registered to Peter Clancy, Corunna Downs via Marble Bar, WA (later Wickham, WA)
  • 4.9.1986: Registered to Colin J Edwards, South Hedland, WA
  • 3.5.1994: Registered to Peter J Thomson, South Hedland, WA
  • 20.2.1995: Registered to Carol Guthrie, Yallingup, WA
  • 4.12.1998: Registered to David F Gibson, Jandakot, WA
  • 18.2.1999: Registered to Allan W Woodward, RSM 322, Busselton, WA (later of Vasse, WA)
  • STILL CURRENT IN 2013

Registration details sourced from the Australian register via AviationWA (aviationwa.org.au), thanks to David Eyre. Events listed include the aircraft’s full life, not only its time with UFC.