VH-IMR. Beechcraft 1900D. c/n UE-324.
Was also registered as: ZS-OYL; A6-YST.
Construction completed at the Beechcraft plant - June 1998 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N23143 - June 05, 1998 Registered to Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, Kansas First flown as N23143 - June 1998 Registered to Rangeflyers Inc, Wichita, Kansas - September 03, 1998 Rangeflyers Inc, Wichita, Kansas were contracted to undertake the delivery flight on this aircraft Departed Wichita on the ferry flight to Australia - September 1998 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 09, 1998 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IMR - September 10, 1998 Registered to Impulse Airlines, Williamtown, Newcastle Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Newcastle (Williamtown) as QF7112 - July 09, 2002 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Newcastle (Williamtown) Sold to National Airways Corporation, South Africa - October 2002 Departed Newcastle (Williamtown) on the ferry flight to South Africa - October 2002 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 11, 2002 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OYL - November 11, 2002 Registered to National Airways Corporation, Lanseria, South Africa Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - April 09, 2004 Entered onto the United Arab Emirates Aircraft Register as A6-YST - July 15, 2004 Leased to the United Arab Emirates Government Dubai Air Wing as the registered operator It was observed at Dubai in the Dubai Air Wing livery - March 16, 2005 Leased to Blue Bird Aviation, Sudan as the registered operator - December 12, 2010 Returned to National Airways Corporation at the end of the lease - January 11, 2011 Current status - ? |
VH-IMR. Impulse Airlines - in the 'Newcastle Knights' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-153.) |
VH-IMR. Impulse Airlines - in the 'Newcastle Knights' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-390.) |