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12-12-10, 04:05
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cliff,
If you want to pm me I will give you all you need on this cub. I restored two of them in the 80's. The exact copy of the one in your photo VH-LIV is at Caboolture (you can rent it if you have a licence) 4 Squadron had either 3 or 4 of them in the Lae-Markham Valley area (where your photo was taken) I talked to the Army captain in the photo, the RAAF Sgt pilot was killed in an accident in the 1950's (his name was Padge). US serial numbers were not retained and the aircraft were painted by the RAAF as "official" RAAF planes - see the QE for 4 Squadron. They later painted a couple with just gray enamel with 6 inch brushes and they looked really rough. I have a photo of one marked "Bullshit Bomber" None of the cubs was on official Australian charge but organised by Sqn Ldr Munroe the OC on a deal with the yanks. I also have a picture of all the cubs burning in a grass fire at Nadzab airfield. The fire was threatening the bomb dump and you can see the blokes trying to save the dump while ignoring the burning cubs. Photo attached of me and Bev flying VH-LIV into Watts Bridge a couple of years ago. Lang 
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22-12-10, 01:39
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I knew if I stuck with it the colour photo would come by.
Please PM your mailing address I will get it in the post Regards to all three of you Col
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22-12-10, 11:31
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Cliff I think the town you are looking for may be called Recherche it is south of hobart and near the end of the main road which finishes near Southport,
I do hope this helps and maybe someone watching this post may provide more information. Lots of French History in those parts, Regards Col '
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22-12-10, 12:01
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Cliff if you look at a map of Tasmania and Locate Southport.
Then if you travel south you will hit townships called Cockle Creek and Catamaan and again Leprena. One of those town has to be your Dad's stamping grounds. Lovely but Lonely area, not the place I would take a woman. Wikipedea has more info on the area if it suits you to look. Regards Col
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22-12-10, 20:12
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Thanks Col. Every now and again I do a little to find out the family history as I was 3 when the old guy died and at the start it was hard to find information as he had changed his middle name and told his sons a few "untruths" about his mother and father. The place he lived has always been a mystery as only the spoken word has lingered and Recherche would sound a lot like Research when spoken by the uneducated.
Again thanks for the insight and knowledge 
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" 
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