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VH-WPT. de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter. c/n 509.
It was also registered as: VH-YWJ.
This aircraft was ordered new by Standard Development Company, Calgary, Canada - ? Built by de Havilland Canada at Downsview, Ontario, Canada Rolled out at Downsview - 1976 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GSCS - 1976 Registered to Standard Development Company, Calgary, Alberta, Canada First flown at Downsview as C-GSCS - October 28, 1976 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 engines Accepted by Standard Development Company at Downsview - November 15, 1976 This aircraft was to be operated by Standard Development for Chevron in the Sudan Departed Downsview on the ferry flight to the Sudan via Rekjavik and London (Gatwick) - November 20, 1976 Transferred to Chevron Overseas Petroleum Corporation, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - September 21, 1984 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 23, 1984 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N502CS - October 23, 1984 Registered to Chevron Overseas Petroleum Corporation, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 29, 1992 Sold to West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET), Perth, Western Australia - May 15, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-WPT - May 15, 1992 Registered to West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET), Perth, Western Australia Sold to Regional Air, Madang, Papua New Guinea - November 03, 1997 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 03, 1997 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-KSG - November 11, 1997 The aircraft was damaged whilst taking-off from Sturt Island, Papua New Guinea - January 05, 2004 The pilot lost control during the take-off roll The aircraft was observed in service - October 2004 Regional Air was merged with Hevylift, Waigani - April 05, 2005 The aircraft was ferried Port Moresby - Cairns for operations by Hevilift Australia - July 02, 2017 Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - July 12, 2017 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YWJ - July 25, 2017 Registered to Hevilift Australia (Fixed Wing) Pty Ltd, Banyo, Queensland Ferried Cairns - Brisbane - July 28 - 29, 2017 Current with Hevilift Australia |
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VH-WPT. Wapet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1921-074.) |