| This Australian licence built version of the Bell 206 Kiowa replaced the Westland Scout in hydrographic survey work for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although 6 airframes were used over the period, only 3 were on strength at any one time and only two of these had continuous service with the RAN. The other was initially written off after nearly 4 years and it was replaced by a series of loaned airframes from Australian Army Aviation. The story is further complicated in that two of these replacements (N17-005 & N17-006) were Bell-sourced but CAC-assembled models. The other 4 were all CAC built. The loaned airframes were eventually returned to the Army at various times and in Aug 2000, the remaining 3 Kiowas were transferred to Army use.  |
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| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Organisation | In other Org | |
| 44505 | N17-005: 723 Sq, RAN;
Transferred to Australian Army as A17-005 |  A17-005: type: Commonwealth CA-32 Kiowa | |||
| 44506 | N17-006: 723 Sq /896 until 2000;
Transferred to Australian Army as A1+ | A17-006: type: Commonwealth CA-32 Kiowa | |||
| 44513 | N17-013: 723 Sq /892 until 2000;
Transferred to Australian Army as A1+ | A17-013: type: Commonwealth CA-32 Kiowa | |||
| 44531 | N17-031: 723 Sq /031 until 2000;
Transferred to Australian Army as A1+ | A17-031: type: Commonwealth CA-32 Kiowa | |||
| 44532 | N17-032: 723 Sq until 2000;
Transferred to Australian Army as A17-032 | A17-032: type: Commonwealth CA-32 Kiowa | |||
| 45549 | N17-049: 723Sq /890 until 2000;
Transferred to Australian Army | A17-049: ex Navy N17-049. | |||