VH-BPB. Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III-2 Trislander. c/n 1025.

Was also registered as: G-BDOT; N3850K; N903GD; N900TA; ZK-SFF.

 

This aircraft was built by Britten-Norman, Bembridge, Isle of Wight - 1976

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BDOT (CofR G-BDOT/R1) - January 21, 1976

Registered to Britten-Norman (Bembridge) Limited, Isle of Wight

First flown as G-BDOT - March 29, 1976

The British Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - April 05, 1976

Delivered to Hawker de Havilland, Yagoona, N. S. W., Australia - August 17, 1976

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 01, 1976

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BPB - October 08, 1976

Registered to Bush Pilots Airways, Cairns

Delivered to Bush Pilots Airways - October 13, 1976

Bush Pilots Airways changed its name to Air Queensland - December 01, 1981

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 05, 1982

Sold to Slocum Air, Miami, Florida - June 1983

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N3850K - June 1983

Registered to Slocum Air, Miami, Florida

Leased to Florida Parcel Express as the registered operator - June 1983

Sold to Aero International Airlines, Homestead, Florida - June 1985

Re-registered as N903GD - June 1985

Registered to Aero International Airlines

Sold to TRI Air Freight t/a Florida Parcel Express, Fort Lauderdale Florida - January 1988

The aircraft was reregistered as N900TA - January 1988

Sold to Cook Strait Ferry t/a Skyferry, Wellington New Zealand - September 22, 1989

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-SFF - January 01, 1990

Registered to Cook Strait Ferry, Wellington

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 18, 1990

Withdrawn from use and stored at Woodbourne, Blenheim, New Zealand - ? 1992

Sold to Cormack (Aircraft Services) Limited, Scotland - December 1992

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 23, 1992

Dismantled and shipped from Wellington to England

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BDOT (CofR G-BDOT/R2) - March 24, 1993

Registered to Cormack (Aircraft Services) Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland

Registered to Hebridean Air Servives Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland (CofR G-BDOT/R3) - September 08, 1995

Registered to Atlantic Bridge Aviation Ltd, Lydd, Romney Marsh (CofR G-BDOT/R4) - May 13, 1997

Registered to Lyddair Ltd, Lydd, Romney Marsh (CofR G-BDOT/R5) - November 15, 2002
 
Delivered to Pinoy Air, Manila, Philippines as 'G-BDOT' - April 28, 2009

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 28, 2009

It was observed at Manila (Ninoy Aquino) with the registration 'G-BDOT' - March 03, 2012

The aircraft  is painted white with bright yellow and blue tail, red engines on the main wings, blue engine at rear,

registration on the tail in red and large ‘fly pinoyair.com’ titles on the fuselage

There is no record of this aircraft being registered in the Philippines

There is no record of this aircraft returning to the British Aircraft Register

Current status - ?