Commonwealth Disposal Commision

[paulmcguiness]

Can anyone out there give me a link to any CDC documents relating to sale of WWII aircraft ?

[derekbu]

Paul, have you tried searching the National Archives?

Go to the search page here:

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetr...asicSearch.aspx

Type in "Commonwealth Disposals Commission" and you should get 118 hits, with 7 files already digitised for viewing online.

Regards,
Derek

[Warhawk]

IE:

Title
DED [Directorate of Equipment Distribution] - Disposal of Wirraway aircraft
Control symbol
9/86/296
Contents date range
1953 - 1959

Location
Canberra Barcode no
164940

Title
Action by DAP [Department of Aircraft Production] in disposal of Aircraft authorized by CDC [Commonwealth Disposal Commission] for destruction policy
Control symbol
9/86/197
Contents date range
1946 - 1952

Location
Canberra Barcode no
164931

Title
Disposal of surplus Land Lease Aircraft - Negotiation with United States Foreign Economic Administration (Navy and Army Liquidation Committee) [1.5cm]
Series number
A705 Control symbol
73/21/1612
Contents date range
1945 - 1946

Access status
Open Location
Canberra Barcode no
430717



Title
Director of disposal - Disposal of Boomerang aircraft [A46] "Agendum"
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/27 1945 - 1946

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164897

Title
Directorate of disposal - Disposal of Mustang aircraft agendum
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/182 1946 - 1953

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164928


Title
Director of Disposal - Disposal of seagull and walrus aircraft Pegasus VI and 2M2 engines, spares and associated equipment agendum
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/32 1945 - 1948

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164899


Title
Directorate of disposal - Disposal of Beaufort aircraft [A9] Mk V, VA, VI and VII
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/43 1945 - 1947

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164901


Title
Directorate of disposal - Disposal of surplus dakota aircraft - agendum
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/166 1946 - 1950

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164924


Title
Disposal of surplus Anson A/c [aircraft] - Cheetah & engines and appropriate air framed engines spares and associated equipment
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/18 1945 - 1955

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164895


Title
AMSE [Air Member Supply & Equipment] - Disposal of Shrike aircraft
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/63/16 1944 - 1945

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164790



Title
Directorate of disposal - Disposal of Catalina aircraft
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/109 PART 2 1948 - 1953

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164911


Title
AMSE [Air Member of Supply & Equipment] - Disposal of Catalina aircraft - agendum
Series number Control symbol Contents date range
A705 9/86/95 1946 - 1956

Access status Location Barcode no
Open Canberra 164907



So basically type in "Disposal" and time line,......1944-1953 for props

Some interesting ones

Title
Disposal of captured enemy aeronautical equipment [1cm]
Series number
A705 Control symbol
73/21/2576 M=0&B=430718>
Contents date range
1947 - 1949

Access status
Open Location
Canberra Barcode
430718


Best
Gordy

[paulmcguiness]

Thanks Gordy, Derek- I'll see what I can dig up.

Cheers,
Paul