Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:T-28D Trojan
    Last Military Serial:51-3722 PhiAF
    Construction Number:174-260
    Last Civil Registration:VH-TRO
    Compressed ID:NA T-28D sn 51-3722 PhiAF cn 174-26...
    Latest Owner or Location:Dean Albert Hoye, Jilliby, NSW

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a T-28D.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-3722.

    1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Thai Air Force.

    1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Lao Air Force with s/n 51-3722.

    1976

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the PhilAir Force with s/n 51-3722.

    15 June 2001

    To Malcolm Peter Rolph-Smith, Brookfield, QLD with new c/r VH-TRO.

    15 June 2001

    To Rolph-Smith Malcolm, Pullenvale, QLD with new c/r VH-TRO.

    15 June 2001

    To Malcolm Peter Rolph-Smith, Brookfield, QLD with new c/r VH-TRO.

    15 February 2006

    To Malcolm Rolph-Smith, Brookfield, QLD keeping c/r VH-TRO.

    20 April 2011

    Assigned civil registration: VH-TRO (T-28D-5, 51-3722)

    29 July 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

    29 July 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

    25 May 2018


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: North American T-28D Trojan VH-TRO Huff n Puff parked at the Lismore Aviation Expo 2018 public airshow. Kim Rolph-Smith put on a great display in the big trainer.Lismore Airport, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.

    6 May 2020

    To Dean Albert Hoye, Jilliby, NSW keeping c/r VH-TRO.

    24 March 2023


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: North American T-28D Trojan VH-TRO takes off at the Hunter Valley Airshow 2023. The Huff n Puff dragon nose art has been removed under new ownership.Cessnock Aerodrome, Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia.

    25 March 2023


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: North American T-28D Trojan VH-TRO takes off at the Hunter Valley Airshow 2023. The Huff n Puff dragon nose art has been removed under new ownership.Cessnock Aerodrome, Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=13955][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American T-28D Trojan, s/n 51-3722 PhiAF, c/n 174-260, c/r VH-TRO[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=13955
    Copyright 1993-2025 www.m.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.