VH-TAG. Fairchild SA-227AC Metro 23. c/n AC-705.

Was also registered as: EI-BWU; EI-BWY; ZK-NSU.

 

This aircraft was first flown as 'N2711K' - March 1988

Powered by Garrett Turbine TPE331-11U engines

Sold to GPA Propjet Ltd - August 29, 1988

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-BWU - ?

Leased to Air Kentucky Air Lines as the registered operator - August 29, 1988

Returned to GPA at the end of lease - January 1989

Leased to Pocono Airlines astge registered operator - August 01, 1989

Reregistered as EI-BWY - ?

Returned to GPA at the end of the lease - January 13, 1990

Leased to Air Nelson as the registered operator - April 1990

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NSU - ?

Ownership was transferred to Airplane Jetprop Finance Ltd - November 20, 1998

Returned to GPA Propjet Ltd at the end of the lease November 2002

Withdrawn from use and stored at Nelson, New Zealand - November 2002

Sold to New Zealand Aircraft Specialist Ltd - July 2003

Leased to Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd - August 25, 2004

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAG - September 03, 2004

Registered to M/V Purchasing Company Pty Ltd - August 16, 2005

Leased to Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered oprator

Current

 

 

VH-TAG. Brindabella Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2009.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-088.)