VH-LCL. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202. c/n 492.

Was also registered as: C-GEOA; N492BA.

This aircraft was rolled out at the Downsview plant - July 23, 1997

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GEOA - ?

Registered to de Havilland Canada

First flown as 'C-GEOA' - July 1997

Delivered to Field Aviation Company Inc, Canada for fitout with LADS system

The LADS (Laser Airborne Depth Souding) system is an aircraft based hydrographic surveying system

It measures the difference between the sea surface and the sea floor as calculated from the aircraft's

altitude to generate hydrographic data

The aircraft will be operated by the Australian Hydrographic Service

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 29, 1997

Leased to Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd - January 1998

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LCL - January 13, 1998

Registered to Fugro LADS Corporation Pty Ltd, Mawson Lakes, South Australia

Leased to Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd, Adelaide

Surveillance Australia is a subsidiary of National Jet Systems

It was observed at Fort Lauderdale, Florida undertaking survey work - April 15, 2001

It was observed at Melbourne (Essendon) being repainted into a new 'blue' livery - January 08, 2002

Performed a three-month survey program in Norway - January 2002

Ferried Oslo - Dublin for airborne survey work - June 19, 2002

Ferried Tenerife - Shannon - Keflavik - Boca Taton, Florida for survey work - October 15, 2002

Registered to Tenix Lads Corporation Pty Ltd - March 15, 2006

Leased to Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Doha on the ferry flight to Australia - November 20, 2008

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the ferry flight - November 26, 2008

Ferry route: Doha - Muscat - Male - Colombo - Kuala Lumpur - Denpasar - Broome - Adelaide - Melbourne

National Jet Systems was renamed Cobham Aviation Services - 2009

It was observed at Adelaide (West Beach) for the fitment of LADS equipment from 'VH-EWP' - September 12, 2009

Operated by Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd for Fugro LADS Corp Pty Ltd on a five-year lease to

the Royal Australia Navy (R.A.N.) Hydrography Institute

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Cairns following the installation of additional LADS equipment - November 09, 2009

Commenced flying for the R.A.N. Hydrography Institute - November 09, 2009

Operated its final New Zealand survey flight Invercargill - Invercargill as ASY393 - October 28, 2019

Ferried Invercargill - Sydney (Bankstown) as ASY393 - October 30, 2019

Ferried Sydney (Bankstown) - Cairns as NVYSYV - October 31, 2019

Operated its final LADS flight Cairns - Cairns - November 06, 2019

Flight crew: Petty Officer J. McCann; Chief Petty Officer L. Heard;

LADS Commmanding Officer Lt Commander M. Matthews; LADS Executive Officer Lieutenant C. Colley;

Leading Seaman J. Krasicki

The aircraft had conducted more than 3,000 sorties involving 186 surveys that covered over 50,000 square kms

Ferried Cairns - Adelaide (West Beach) for storage - December 28, 2019

Current with Fugro LADS Corporation

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 21, 2023

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Registration as N492BA - February 24, 2023

Registered to Berry Aviation Inc, San Marcos, Texas, USA

Departed Adelaide (West Beach) on the ferry to the United States as VYA734 - May 12, 2023

It arrived at San Marcos, Texas on completion of the ferry flight - May 18, 2023

Ferry route: Adelaide - Port Moresby - Majuro - Honolulu - McMinnville - San Marcos

Current status - ?

VH-LCL. LADS Corporation - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 2001.

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VH-LCL. LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 14, 2007.

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VH-LCL. LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, April 07, 2009.

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VH-LCL. Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Hobart Airport, February 14, 2011.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 19, 2015.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 17, 2016.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 11, 2016.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 12, 2016.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, December 10, 2016.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 04, 2017.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 20, 2017.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 20, 2017.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 06, 2017.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 14, 2017.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 14, 2017.

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VH-LCL. Royal Australian Navy LADS Hydrography - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 05, 2019.

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VH-LCL. Furgo LADS Corporation - in the basic livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 28, 2019.

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VH-LCL. Furgo LADS Corporation - in the basic livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 05, 2021.

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N492BA. Berry Aviation - in the basic livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 06, 2023.

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