VH-EEF. Fairchild SA-226TC Metro II. c/n TC-331E.
First flown as N1006U - February 1980 Powered by Garrett Turbine TPE331-3 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EEF - May 23, 1980 Registered to Connair Pty Ltd Arrived Alice SpringsAirport at conclusion of delivery flight in Northern Airlines livery - May 26, 1980 Transferred to Northern Airlines when Connair changed its name - June 2, 1980 Registered to Northern Airlines (Operations) Pty Ltd - June 18, 1980 Northern Airlines ceased operations - February 6, 1981 Aircraft flown to Tamworth, N.S.W. for storage Registered to Bush Pilots Airways - May 27, 1981 Flown Tamworth-Melboure - May 27, 1981 Flown Melbourne-Brisbane - June 17, 1981 Operated first revenue service with B.P.A. - June 17, 1981 Sold to Aviation Underwriters Insurance - June 29, 1981 Registered to Air Queensland - January 8, 1982 Leased to Kendell Airlines - August 1983 Leased to Premiair Aviation Pty Ltd t/a Kendell Airlines as registered operator - August 1, 1983 Registered to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd - October 10, 1983 Returned to Air Queensland at end of lease - July 1985 Sold to General Aviation Service - August 1985 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 18, 1985 Registered N1006U for ferry flight to United States Prepared for leased to Air Midwest Inc - November 1985 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N225AM - February 9, 1986 Sold to Nashville Eagle Airlines - January 1988 Sold to British Aerospace Inc - July 1990 Sold to the Memphis Group - September 1990 Sold to Michael Nygaard for lease to Air West Airlines Inc - April 30, 1001 Returned to lessor - May 1992 Leased to Berry Aviation Inc - May 1992 Sold to GAS Wilson Inc - October 1994 Sold to Berry Aviation Inc - September 2, 1996 Sold to 794629 Alberta Ltd - October 23, 2001 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - October 24, 2001 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GCAU Sold to Carson Air, Kelowna, B.C., - October 26, 2001 Current status - ? |
VH-EEF. BPA - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
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