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VH-CLW. de Havilland DH-114-2D Heron. c/n 14108. Was also registered as: G-ASFI; CA+001; CR-GAT; T3-ATA; DQ-FDY. |
This aircraft was owned by the de Havilland Aircraft Company and initially flown as 'G-5-15'
Sold to Deutsche Luftwaffe as communication and personal transport for Luftwaffe Chief-of-Staff - May 21, 1957 Accepted by the Luftwaffe as 'CA+001' at Wahn, Germany - May 21, 957 Reportedly used as the personal aircraft of Chancellor Conrad Adenauer for internal flights It was withdrawn from use - 1963 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-ASFI (CofR R.5781/1) - March 04, 1963 Registered to Shackleton Aviation Ltd (Aircraft Brokerage Company), Piccadilly, London Sold to Transportes Aereos de Guinea Portuguesa - September 15, 1964 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 15, 1964 Entered onto the Portuguese Aircraft Register as CR-GAT - ? Sold to Connellan Airways Ltd - 1970 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CLW - July 21, 1970 Registered to Connellan Airways Ltd, Alice Springs Registered to Connair Pty Ltd following the company's change of name - November 19, 1970 Converted to Heron 2E/A1 standard by having Lycoming engines installed - March 1972 Withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Alice Springs - 1976 Sold to Premiair / Kendell Airlines - December 1976 Registered to Premiair Aviation Pty Ltd - February 16, 1977 Leased to Executive Air Services for evaluation purposes - February - May, 1980 Sold to Air Tungaru, Kiribati - May 30, 1981 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 30, 1981 Entered onto the Kiribati Aircraft Register as T3-ATA - May 30, 1981 Departed Wagga Wagga on the ferry flight to Kiribati - May 30, 1981 It arrived at Tarawa, Kiribati on completion of the ferry flight - June 20, 1981 Sold to Sunflower Airlines, Fiji - December 1984 Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as DQ-FDY - December 01, 1984 The aircraft was named 'Belo Vula' (White Heron) At time of sale the aircraft had flown 18,953 hours It was damaged at Nadi Airport - August 21, 1988 Repaired and returned to service Sold to Heron Airlines, Sydney - July 1995 Aircraft did not return to the Australian Aircraft Register nor was it operated by Heron Airlines Reported that the airframe was donated to the Australian Aviation Museum, Bankstown - May 1999 It was observed at Sydney (Bankstown) as 'DQ-FDY' in a derelict state - October 2002 and June 2005 Examination of 'Google Maps' shows this aircraft stored in a derelict condition at Sydney (Bankstown) - 2014 |
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VH-CLW. Connair - in the standard livery at Darwin Airport, January 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-945.) |
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VH-CLW. Kendell Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1977. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-892.) |
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VH-CLW. Kendell Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1977. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-688.) |
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VH-CLW. Kendell Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1977. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-924.) |
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VH-CLW. Kendell Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, October 1977. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-942.) |
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VH-CLW. Executive - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-007.) |
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DQ-FDY. Sunflower Airlines - 'Belo Vula' in the original livery at Nadi Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-055.) |
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DQ-FDY. Sunflower Airlines - 'Belo Vula' in the original livery at Nadi Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-056.) |
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DQ-FDY. Sunflower Airlines - 'Belo Vula' in the revised livery at Nadi Airport, August 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-893.) |