Several years ago someone identified that this Kiowa was now serving as a Gate Guard outside CFB Borden.
Carl Mills (may he RIP) started planning and gathering the information required to restore it (weatherproofing, and re-painting it) in 400's 60th Anniversary Colours. Carl had progressed to the point where he had several individuals willing to take on the management of this project so that once the funding was raised we would be in a position to commence its restoration. However, about 3 weeks before his death he advised me that he was just that day advised that the Gate Guard we thought was Serial # 136228 was in actual fact Serial # 136882.
I immediately started to search the various data bases of aircraft serial numbers to which we have access. After about a week I determined our Kiowa had been sold to a company in Australia in 2006 and registered as civilian helicopter VH-OSX in Australia to a private owner whom I managed to identify as Mr. David Sproule. I have been unsuccessful in obtaining a phone or email for Mr. Sproule but had left a trail of emails while trying to obtain contact information for him.
Contact made on Thursday, March 28, 2019
I received the following email yesterday:
"Hi Bill.
Here are a few photos of OSX. I’ve just purchased this Kiowa to complete my training and will be used for movement between farms and some recreational flying. I purchased it from David Sproule who has owned it from 2006
Would love to see any other previous photos or anything you have regarding it’s past.
Regards,Rod Forge"