VH-HID. Lockheed 12A Junior Electra. c/n 1262.
Built as a Lockheed 12A Junior Electra at Lockheed Burbank - 1937 Powered by Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB engines Delivered to the USAAC as an C-40A - March 23, 1939 Allocated U. S. serial number 38-545 Reclassified as a Lockheed UC-40A - January 1943 Deemed to be surplus to requirements and sold to Pure Oil Company, Chicago - ? Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as NC48471 - ? Reregistered as N37P - ? Rergistered as N299A - ? Reregistered as N712FM - ? Registered to A. D. Rhoades, Galveston, Texas Sold to Keystone Builders Supply, Oklahoma City - ? Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City - January 1967 Sold to Mustang Enterprises, Houston, Texas - ? Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City - ? Sold to Aircraft and Engine Enterprises, Moore, Oklahoma - July 1969 Sold to William J. Haynes, Oklahoma City - ? Sold to Donald R. Eyre, Sandy, Oregon - ? Registered to Donald R. Eyre, Moses Lake, Washington - August 1981 Sold to Ray Piggott, Mareeba, Queensland for $34,000 - 1982 Arrived Cairns at conclusion of delivey flight - June 1982 Was intended that aircraft would be operated in charter / air safari business t/a Air Heart Safaris This did not eventuate but aircraft was based at Mareeba and used occasionally for parachute drops As it retained its U. S. registration it had to be 'exported' and 'imported' annually To meet this requirement it was flown Mareeba - Port Moresby - Mareeba Withdrawn from use and stored at Mareeba - October 1983 Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - July 17, 1987 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HID (CofR ?) - September 16, 1987 Registered to J. J. Rundell, Greenwood, Western Australia Aircraft was named 'Silver City' Ferried Mareeba - Alice Springs - Perth (Jandakot) - October 26, 1987 Registered to John Conley, c/- Australian Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, N.S.W. - February 2, 1989 Registered to International Jetairline Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, N.S.W. - December 30, 1997 Observed being operated out of Albury by John Love - September 1998 Registered to Australian Aircraft Sales (NSW) Pty Ltd, Sydney Airport, N.S.W. - December 19, 2001 John Conley passed away - September 11, 2006 Ownership transferred to Doug Hamilton, Whorouly, Victoria - August 9, 2007 Aircraft stored at Albury pending construction of hangar at Whorouly Current - 2012 |
VH-HID. J. J. Rundell - in the original livery at Cairns Airport, October 1987. |
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VH-HID. J. J. Rundell - in the original livery at Cairns Airport, October 1987. |