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    Airframe Family: Lake LA-4 Buccaneer
    Latest Model:LA-4-200
    Construction Number:0596
    Last Civil Registration:VH-EJX
    Latest Owner or Location:Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland

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    Dates

    Event

    1974

    Constructed as a LA-4-200.

    To unknown owner with c/r N65665.

    Circa 13 February 1974

    Certificate of airworthiness for N65665 (LA-4-200, 0596) issued.

    13 February 1974

    To Lake 4 Sales Corp, Conroe, TX keeping c/r N65665.

    22 February 1974

    Civil registration, N65665, cancelled.

    From 6 December 1974 to 1997

    To Kevin Bowe/Air Whitsunday, Happy Bay, QLD with new c/r VH-EJX.

    18 October 1978

    To Intran Aviation, Bankstown Airport, NSW keeping c/r VH-EJX.

    6 September 1980

    To David Absolon, North Mackay, QLD keeping c/r VH-EJX.

    5 April 1983

    To Golden Wings Aviation, Townsville, QLD keeping c/r VH-EJX.
    Markings added: Splatterpus 1

    24 June 1985

    Damaged.
    The aircraft was substantially damaged after the right undercarriage failed on landing at Townsville.

    11 November 1985

    To Wattlepark Investments, Rockhampton, QLD keeping c/r VH-EJX.

    27 May 1986

    To Roberta Pemberton, Mackay, QLD keeping c/r VH-EJX.

    31 May 1988

    To Christopher Worsfold, Quirindi, NSW keeping c/r VH-EJX.

    6 June 1997

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    At Mackey, Queensland.

    12 April 2005

    Based at Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland.
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    By 31 January 2009

    Markings Applied: CV2970, VH-EJX

    31 January 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum

    10 August 2010

    To Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland.
    The aircraft was donated to QAM by Mr Chris Morgan (formerly Worsfold).

    29 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra
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     Terry Fletcher
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