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Nomad A18-303 Was The Army's First N22B. Delivered in October 1975, it is pictured here flying over Canberra in December 1975. (Defence PR)
Aircraft of the ADF – GAF Nomad
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A18-Gaf Nomad
The Nomad began life in the late 1960s at the Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) as project N. In January 1970, the Government funded two prototypes of the twin-engined multi-purpose transport, now known as the N2, aimed at both the military and civil markets. The N22 was the military utility aircraft which became the N22B in production, and the lengthened commercial development became the N24.
VH-SUP (constructor’s number 01) was the first prototype and flew on July 23, 1971. It had been planned to give the type an Aboriginal name, but it became the Nomad. During 1972, the Government approved an initial production run of twenty Nomads (which included eleven for the Australian Army), and in June 1973 this order was increased by a further fifty. The eleven production Army aircraft were numbered A18-303 to A18-313.
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