DHC-4 CARIBOU A4-159 C/N 159
Forward fuselage only
Radio Call-sign VM-LWK

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Caribou A4-159 at Richmond in 1991. Picture: Nick Sayer QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Caribou A4-159 loading troops at an unknown location. Picture: Defence QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Caribou A4-159 performing a low level parachute extraction. Picture: CPL Tony Wilson QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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The gutted fuselage of Caribou A4-159 at Brisbane Airport on 8 September 2005. Picture: Mike Bridge QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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The nose section of Caribou A4-159 being removed from Brisbane Airport on 23 March 2010. Image: Cameron Elmes QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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The forward fuselage of Caribou A4-159 undergoing conversion to a theatrette at Caloundra on 19 November 2011. Image: Ron Cuskelly QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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QAM's Caribou Whisperer, Dave Geck, at work on the forward fuselage of Caribou A4-159 at Caloundra on 19 November 2011. The aircraft will serve QAM as a theatrette. Image: Ron Cuskelly QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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The forward fuselage of Caribou A4-159 has been converted into a theatrette. Image: Colin Campbell QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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The sign inside the new rear door welcomes visitors to the QAM Theatrette which was converted from the forward fuselage of Caribou A4-159. Image: Ron Cuskelly QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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The forward fuselage of Caribou A4-159 has been restored as a theatrette. Image: Colin Campbell QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Caribou A4-159 wearing SE Asia camouflage at Vung Tau, Vietnam in 1970. Picture: John Bennett QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Caribou A4-159 demonstrating the "wheelbarrow" party trick during the Bicentennial Air Show at RAAF Richmond in October 1988. Picture: Ian McDonell QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Caribou A4-159 undergoing a wing change at Richmond in July 1991. Picture: Gary Bridge QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Caribou A4-159 undergoing a wing change at Richmond in July 1991. The crew are (left to right, top to bottom) Kevin Farley, Carl Lawson, Ivan Trennery, Gary Bridge and Jeff Jadani. Picture: Gary Bridge QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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The left image shows the names of the crew who changed the right wing of Caribou A4-159 at Richmond in July 1991. The right image shows the same markings 25 years later in June 2016 as the same wing was removed from A4-225 at Oakey when the aircraft was dismantled for transportation to the South Australian Aviation Museum in Adelaide. QAM's Caribou specialist Dave Geck, who assisted with the dismantling, provided the 2016 image. Pictures: Gary Bridge and Dave Geck QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Caribou A4-159 at Richmond in 1991. Picture: Nick Sayer QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM www.qam.com.au
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Delivered to the RAAF.

Arrived in Australia.

Served with No 35 Sqn in Vietnam.

Photographed in Vietnam wearing SE Asia camouflage.

In accordance with a government decision to reduce the Australian presence in Vietnam, A4-159 (along with A4-140 and A4-191) departed from Vung Tau on return to Australia.

The aircraft arrived at Richmond where it served with No 38 Sqn.

A4-159 and A4-236 carried 50 Commonwealth and State Police from Canberra to Sydney for deployment to Darwin in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy.

Retired to the fire training area at Brisbane Airport.

The gutted fuselage was photographed on a trailer at Brisbane Airport.

The forward fuselage of A4-159 was purchased from Pacific Hunter Aviation Pty Ltd and transported from the fire dump at Brisbane Airport to QAM at Caloundra. The remainder of the airframe was scrapped by Pacific Hunter Aviation. The forward fuselage will provide cockpit parts for A4-173 and eventually it will be restored as a theatrette.

The forward fuselage of A4-159 was used for the first time as a theatrette.

Compiled by Ron Cuskelly
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Compiled By Ron Cuskelly

Specifications

Remarks

Added an image thanks to Mike Bridge.

Issue: 08

DATE: 12 JUL 19

Added the reference on 27DEC74.

Issue: 07

DATE: 15 DEC 17

Added two Defence images.

Issue: 06

DATE: 17 OCT 16

Added three images of the aircraft undergoing a wing change at Richmond in 1991. Thanks to Gary Bridge.

Issue: 05

DATE: 25 JUN 16

Added an image of the aircraft in Vietnam in 1970. Thanks to John Bennett. Added an image of the aircraft performing the “wheelbarrow” party trick thanks to Ian McDonell.

Issue: 04

DATE: 18 NOV 15

Added two images of the aircraft in service. Thanks to Nick Sayer.

Issue: 03

DATE: 15 JUN 15

Added an image of the interior configured as a theatrette.

Issue: 02

DATE: 31 AUG 12

Original issue.

Issue: 01

DATE: 19 NOV 11

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