 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
| "A72-9" WHITE CARGO |
B |
- |
24 |
D |
- |
- |
- |
CO |
41-11868 |
~ | ~ | 7OTU |
~ |
9 | 00-1 |
N/A |
BUCKET OF BOLTS | CHANGE O LUCK | "A72-9"
WHITE
CARGO
RAAF
Info Contributor - Robert Livingstone
The aircraft was a rogue used for parts in the early days of the 90th in Australia. When they moved out of Iron Range, BUCKET
OF BOLTS was made airworthy, renamed to CHANGE O LUCK in the hopes that this would influence its flight characteristics & flown to Port Moresby.
It was no better, flew only a minimum of missions and was stripped of armament and paint (thus WHITE CARGO) for use as a Fat Cat.
For some unexplained reason, this was one of the aircraft selected by the RAAF where it became A72-9.
It was still a rogue & its final use was to carry parts for 24 Squadron B-24s when they moved north from Australia. After this it was returned to Darwin and scrapped.
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