VH-UXL on October 13, 1936. It was registered to W.J Smith and A.E Cooper of Point Piper, New South Wales on September 15, 1939, February 25, 1941 it was deregistered (a day after it was impressed by the RAAF) and designated A38 under the s/n A38-1.
For repair it went to Ansett at Essendon, Victoria, on December 14, 1942, on June 22, 1943 it arrived at 1AD (No. 1 Aircraft Depot) at Laverton, three days later it was transferred to 2CF (No. 2 Communication Flight) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, and arrived at 2CRD (No. 2 Crash Repair Depot), Richmond on June 26, 1944. It was transferred to the Department of Civil Aviation on May 4, 1945.
It returned on the civil registry as VH-UXL, subsequently registered to:
Air Operations Pty Ltd., May 27, 1948 to May 27, 1949
Air Operations Pty Ltd., Oct 31, 1949
K.A. Findlay, Jun 1, 1957 to Oct 1957
Reregistered VH-KAF to:
K.A. Findlay, Oct 1957
Findlay's Broadcasting Service, Dec 1, 1959
Reregistered VH-CWM to:
Findlay's Broadcasting Service, 1961
Rex Aviation, May 20, 1961
D.B. Mott, December 12, 1961
G.B. Youl, August 1, 1968
F.D. O'Sullivan, March 10, 1970
O'Sullivan's General Agency Co. Pty. Ltd., March 3, 1974
J.G. Drage, December 3, 1976
City of Wangaratta, April 3, 1984. From January 1985 on display at
Wangaratta Airworld Museum, until it closed in 2002.
Penoak Pty. Ltd. July 9, 2003. Restored to flying condition by Penoak owner
Kevin Bailey.
Reregistered VH-UXL to:
Penoak Pty. Ltd., September 9, 2004."
Span: 41 ft 7 in (12.67 m)
Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Empty weight: 2,810 lb (1,275 kg)
Loaded weight: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
Cruise speed: 104 to 127 mph (167 to 204 kmh)