VH-XFX. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311. c/n 313.

Was also registered as: OE-LEC; D-BHAM.

 

Construction of this aircraft was completed at Toronto (Downsview) - July 1992

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFOD - July 28, 1992

Registered to de Havilland, Canada

First flown at Downsview as 'C-GFOD' - July 28, 1992

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 turboprop engines

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 15, 1992

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LEC - October 1992

Registered to - ?

Delivered to Tyrolean Airways - October 25, 1992

It was observed at Frankfurt in all-white livery with small 'Tyrolean' titles under the cockpit window - July 22, 1994

Leased to Interot Airways - May 1995

Returned to Tyrolean Airways at the end of the lease - September 1995

Leased to Schreiner Airways - April 09, 1996

Sub-leased to Sabena Airways - April 09, 1996

It was observed at Dusseldorf in the basic Tyrolean livery with 'Sabena' titles - July 27, 1996

Returned to Tyrolean Airways at the end of the lease - October 14, 1996

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - September 1997

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-BHAM - September 1997

Registered to Elveden Investment Ltd

Leased to Augsburg Airways as the registered operator - September 30, 1997

Painted into' Team Lufthansa' livery and operated for Lufthansa

Sub-leased to Cirrus Airlines - February 2003

It was observed at Dusseldorf in all-white livery with 'Team Lufthansa' titles - February 05, 2003

Registered to Elveden Investment Ltd - March 02, 2003

Sub-leased to Cirrus Airlines as the registered operator

It was observed at Athens operating for Olympic Aviation with 'Team Lufthansa' titles - September 25, 2003

It was observed at Berlin (Templehof) in all-white livery with Cirrus Airlines - June 21, 2004

It was observed at Lugarno with Cirrus Airlines tail colors and titles - December 04, 2004

Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale to Skippers Aviation - 2007

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - April 13, 2007

Entered onto the Australia Aircraft Register as VH-XFX - April 13, 2007

Registered to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd, Subiaco, Western Australia

Departed Saarbrucken on the ferry flight to Australia in the Skippers livery - April 13, 2007

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - April 17, 2007

Ferry route: Saarbrucken - Luxor - Salalah - Colombo - Cocos Island - Perth

Operated first revenue service - ?

Current with Skippers Aviation

 

 

OE-LEC. Tyrolean - in the all-white livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, December 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-697.)

OE-LEC. Sabena - in the basic Tryolean livery at an unknown airport, May 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-698.)

VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 09, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-699.)

VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-701.)

VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-702.)

VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-703.)

VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 08, 2017.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 2923-700.)