VH-EEB. Embraer 120RT Brasilia. c/n 120117.
Built by Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil – 1988 First flown using test registration 'PT-SNJ' – December 1988 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N1117H - February 15, 1989 Registered to the Fleet National Bank of Connecticut - February 15, 1989 Leased to Comair (Delta Connection), U. S. A. as the registered operator Returned to the Fleet National Bank of Connecticut at the end of the lease - ? 1998 Leased to Skywest Airlines, St. George, Utah, U. S. A. as the registered operator - April 01, 1998 Withdrawn from use and stored at St. George, Utah - October 25, 2003 It was observed stored at St. George - October 15, 2004 Sold to Pel Air Aviation, Australia - April 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 19, 2005 Converted to freighter configuration by M7 Aero, Springfield, Missouri Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EEB - April 29, 2005 Registered to Pel Air Aviation Pty Limited, Sydney, N. S. W. Arrived Sydney on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - June 13, 2005 Ferried to Australia by DBF Aviation Services, Sydney, N. S. W. Withdrawn from use, ferried to Wagga Wagga and placed in storage - May 6, 2009 In storage Wagga Wagga |
VH-EEB. Pel-Air Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 07, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0185-002.) |