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12/22/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was purchased by the Pittsburgh Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, registered NC18977 and delivered on December 14, 1939. In March 1942, it was "drafted" by the USAAF and designated C-40D-LO, s/n 42-38348. On July 27, 1942, it was transferred to the RAF under Lend-Lease as a Lockheed 12-A, RAF s/n LA623, and was assigned to the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. facility at Speke Airport, Liverpool, England. It later served with No. 24 Squadron at RAF Hendon, Middlesex, England, and the Metropolitan Communications Squadron. After the war, it was sold to a private corporation, registered G-AGWN and converted back to a civilian configuration by Short Bros. and Harland and then to several companies including Skyways Ltd. in 1947.

In 1952, it was sold to The Zinc Corp., Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, and registered VH-BHH; it was reregistered VH-FMS in 1959. It was sold to several companies and individuals until placed in storage at Albury, New South Wales, Australia in 1984. In July 1995, the aircraft was acquired by the National Air and Space Museum of Australia (NASMA) and with the demise of the NASMA project, the aircraft's ownership reverted to the Museum of Victoria in February 1998. In December 2000, the fuselage arrived at Australia's Museum of Flight at Nowra, New South Wales on long term loan from the Museum of Victoria. The wings will be collected from Melbourne, Victoria later and additional components have been acquired from the USA."


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12/22/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was purchased by the Pittsburgh Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, registered NC18977 and delivered on December 14, 1939. In March 1942, it was "drafted" by the USAAF and designated C-40D-LO, s/n 42-38348. On July 27, 1942, it was transferred to the RAF under Lend-Lease as a Lockheed 12-A, RAF s/n LA623, and was assigned to the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. facility at Speke Airport, Liverpool, England. It later served with No. 24 Squadron at RAF Hendon, Middlesex, England, and the Metropolitan Communications Squadron. After the war, it was sold to a private corporation, registered G-AGWN and converted back to a civilian configuration by Short Bros. and Harland and then to several companies including Skyways Ltd. in 1947. In 1952, it was sold to The Zinc Corp., Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, and registered VH-BHH; it was reregistered VH-FMS in 1959. It was sold to several companies and individuals until placed in storage at Albury, New South Wales, Australia in 1984. In July 1995, the aircraft was acquired by the National Air and Space Museum of Australia (NASMA) and with the demise of the NASMA project, the aircraft's ownership reverted to the Museum of Victoria in February 1998. In December 2000, the fuselage arrived at Australia's Museum of Flight at Nowra, New South Wales on long term loan from the Museum of Victoria. The wings will be collected from Melbourne, Victoria later and additional components have been acquired from the USA."