ADF-SERIALS
Australian, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea Military Aircraft Serials & History
Might Have Beens
Other aircraft types
considered for Australian Military Service
(Incomplete/New pages under construction)
Here are a selection of these types and the stories behind them.
Types Ordered, Offered by or Requested from other Governments but cancelled
Finance for order not allotted |
Order for 50 aircraft cancelled in favour of Bristol Beaufort and A8 Serial range re-allotted to Bristol/DAP Beaufighter |
Order Contemplated in 1940
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 A26 - Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress Order for 143 cancelled |
 (A27) Brewster Bermuda Order for 243 cancelled in favour of Vultee Vengeance |
40 Requested in 1942 (Airframes unavailable P-40E/E-1's supplied instead) |
 Hawker Hurricane II 50 Offered Aug/Sep 1942 ex Canada (Offer declined) |
 Lockheed P-322 Lightning |
 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Aircraft sought in 1943 but unavailable Requirement eventually fulfilled by P-51D in 1945 |
 Curtiss C-46 Commando Order for 66-69 prepared in 1944(?) |
 Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly Order sought in 1945 Eventually supplied with S-51 in 1947 |
 Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan Order for 10 in 1945 cancelled |
 Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina Order for 24 Aircraft cancelled |
Order for 12 cancelled in favour of additional Avro Lincolns |
Order for 72 aircraft cancelled NA/CAC Sabre selected instead |
Not taken up |
.jpg) Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 30 Aircraft Ordered (Cancelled in favour of Mirage IIIO)
Evaluated 1953-57 (F-104A/C)
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 BAC TSR-2 Cancelled in favour of General Dynamics F-111C |
 Boeing B-47E/RB-47E Stratojet 12 then 24 offered as F-111C Stopgap F-4E Phantom leased instead |
 North American RA-5C Vigilante |
 Boeing KC-135A |
Order for 11 cancelled |
 A23 - Australian Aircraft Consortium Wamira Order Cancelled in favour of Pilatus PC-9a |
Types evaluated in program replacements but not selected
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Mustang replacement
for 77 Sqn RAAF, Korea 1950-1951 |
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 North American F-86E Sabre Aircraft not available |
 Hawker Hunter Evaluated 1951 |
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Mustang, Meteor &
Vampire Fighter Replacement 1949-1953 |
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 Grumman F9F Panther Evaluated 1949 |
 CAC CA-23 Evaluated 1949-1953 |
 Hawker P.1052 Evaluated 1949 |
Evaluated 1949-1950 |
Hawker Hunter F3 Evaluated 1951 |
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C-47
Dakota Replacement 1954-1955 |
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 Blackburn Beverley Evaluated 1954-1955 |
 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar Evaluated 1954-1955 |
Fairchild C-123B Provider Evaluated 1954-1955 |
 Shorts PD.16/1 Evaluated 1954-1955 |
 Bristol Type 179B Freighter Evaluated 1954-1955 |
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Bristol Type 195 Evaluated 1954-1955 |
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EE/GAF Canberra Replacement
1963 SR36 |
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BAC TSR-2 Order cancelled in favour of General Dynamics F-111C |
 Dassault Mirage IVa Evaluated 1963 |
 McDonnell Douglas F-4C/RF-4C Evaluated 1963 |
North American RA-5C Vigilante Evaluated 1963 |
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Light
Helicopter |
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 Kaman Huskie Evaluated 1959-61 |
 Westland Wessex (HC.2?) Evaluated 1959-61 |
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CAC Winjeel Replacement |
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 AESL Airtourer 150 Evaluated 1969-1972 |
 Beagle/Scottish Aviation/BAe Bulldog Evaluated 1969-1972
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 Beech A23 Musketeer Evaluated 1969 |
 Fuji FA-200 Evaluated
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 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Evaluated 1969
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All through Jet
Trainer |
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 BAC Jet Provost Evaluated 1965 |
 CAC/HDH T-1 Evaluated 1965 |
Canadiar CL-41/CT-114 Tutor Evaluated 1965 |
 Cessna T-37 Evaluated 1965
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.jpg/250px-T-1A_(13610304925).jpg) Fuji T-1 Evaluated 1964-1965
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 GAF F2 All through Jet Trainer Evaluated 1964-1965 |
 GAF P17 Evaluated 1965 |
Potez 94 Evaluated 1965 |
 Saab 105 Evaluated 1965 |
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Sabre Replacement |
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Evaluated 1959-1961 |
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
30 Aircraft Ordered
Evaluated 1953-57 (F-104A/C)
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 Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer |
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom Evaluated 1959-1961 |
Northrop
N-156F (F-5A) Evaluated 1958-1959 |
 Saab Draken Evaluated 19xx? |
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Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune Replacement |
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 Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic Evaluated 196? |
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Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune Replacement |
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 Hawker Siddeley Nimrod |
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Mirage IIIO/D Replacement 1968-1981 |
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 Dassault Mirage F1 Evaluated 1971 - 1973 |
 Dassault Mirage 2000 Evaluated 1975 |
 Dassault Mirage 4000 Evaluated 1980 |
General
Dynamics F-16A/B
General Dynamics F-16C/D |
 Grumman F-14A Tomcat Evaluated 1975 -1979 |
 McDonnell Douglas F-15A/B Eagle Evaluated 1973 - 1975 McDonnell Douglas F-15C/D Eagle |
 Northrop YF-17 Cobra Evaluated 1971 - 1973 |
 Northrop F/A-18L Evaluated 1975 |
 Panavia Tornado GR.1 Evaluated 1975 - 1978 |
 Saab 37 Viggen Evaluated 1971 - 1973
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Vampire T35 Replacement |
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 CAC CA-31 Evaluated 196? |
 BAC Jet Provost Evaluated 196? |
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BAe Systems Hawk 127 selected |
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 Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet |
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F/A-18 Replacement - Project Air
6000 New Air Combat
Capability (NACC) |
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 Dassault Rafale Evaluated 19?? |
 Eurofighter EF2000/Typhoon Evaluated 19?? |
McDonnell
Douglas/Boeing |
_copy.jpg/1200px-Saab_JAS_39_Gripen_at_Kaivopuisto_Air_Show,_June_2017_(altered)_copy.jpg) Saab JAS39 Grippen Evaluated 19??
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Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter - Project Air 87 |
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.jpg) Augusta A129 Scorpion |
 Bell AH-1Z Viper Evaluated 19?? |
 Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow Evaluated 19?? |
 Denel Rooivalk Evaluated 19?? |
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Heavy
Air Lift Project AIR 8000 Phase 3 2000-2012 |
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 Airbus A400M Grizzly Evaluated |
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Caribou
Replacement & Project AIR 8000 Phase 2 Battlefield Airlift
Aircraft |
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 CASA 212 Aviocar Evaluated |
 CASA CN-235 Evaluated |
 Airbus/CASA C-295 Evaluated |
 DHC-4T Turbo Caribou (Conversion) Evaluated |
 DHC-5 Buffalo Evaluated |
 IPTN CN-235-330 Phoenix Evaluated (Withdrawn 1998)
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Other Australian Military Aircraft Designs
 GAF F1 Jet trainer 1954 Not Taken Up |
 GAF Project H Supersonic Target 1957 Not taken up |
GAF Project K - Kareela 1960 Not Taken Up |
Anglo-Australian Close Support/Jet Trainer 1968 Not Taken Up |
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CAC Winjeel
Derivatives Various Years Not Taken Up |
Four engine 32 Seat Transport Not Taken Up |
CAC Wallaby 1950-1958 Not Taken Up
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Page Authors: Brendan Cowan, Gordon Birkett & Martin Edwards
Page Updated 18 May 2021
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