GAF N22B Nomad Walkaround Gallery

GAF N22B Nomad A18-316 ANAM 2016

Talk about a convoluted history ... from ADF Serials website: Built as Searchmaster, Used by Coastwatch for coastal surveillance Used by Reprographic P/L of Townsville, Qld GAF demonstrator in the US in 1985. It was modified from a Searchmaster back to an N22B Nicknamed 'Matilida One'. Acquired by RAAF in 1989 Was in service with ARDU, withdrawn 11/91 after crash of A18-401 5832 Flight hours and 2585 landings. and Transferred to Oakey as Training Airframe. Loaned to Boeing Australia for Nomad modification trials. To Gippsland Aeronautics (later GippsAero then Mahindra Aerospace) Traralgon, Vic. Donated by Mahindra Aerospace to Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin arriving by truck on 17/03/2016 To be on static display as part of ANAM's GAF collection.