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VH-KAM. de Havilland DH-114-2D/A1 Heron. c/n 14123.
This aircraft was ordered new by Aviacion y Comercio S.A. (AVIACO) - ? It was built at the de Havilland Chester plant Delivered to AVIACO, Spain - October 02, 1957 Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-AOF - ? Sold to Morton Air Services, Ltd, Gatwick, U.K. - July 31, 1964 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-ASVC (CofR R.5948/1) - July 31, 1964 Registered to Morton Air Services Limited, Horley, Surrey The aircraft was accepted by Morton Air Services at London (Gatwick) Airport - August 20, 1964 This aircraft did not enter service with Morton Air Services Sold to Fiji Airways Ltd - October 01, 1964 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 01, 1964 Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as VQ-FAF - October 01, 1964 Registered to Fiji Airways, Suva, Fiji Ownership transferred to Air Pacific when Fiji Airways changed its name - July 31, 1971 Reregistered as DQ-FAF - October 1971 Ferried Suva - Brisbane - May 14, 1971 Sold to Connair - May 14, 1975 Ferried Brisbane - Alice Springs on delivery to Connair - May 15, 1975 Converted to a Heron 2D/A1 with Lycoming engines - 1975 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KAM - December 16, 1975 Registered to Premiair Aviation Pty Ltd t/a Kendell Airlines Delivered to Kendell Airlines at Wagga Wagga - January 1976 Sold to Davey Air Services Pty Ltd, Dubbo - August 1980 Transferred to Avdev - Davey Airlines Avdev Davey Airlines was renamed Avdev Airlines - 1982 Sold to East Coast Airlines - April 24, 1984 Leased to Tongair - March 16, 1985 Returned to East Coast Airlines - May 01, 1985 Sold to Airlines of Tasmania - July 16, 1985 Ferried to Launceston in the Tongair livery - ? Was to have been delivered to Sunflower Airlines, Fiji as 'DQ-FEC' but was not taken up - September 15, 1985 Arrived Wellington on lease to Vincent Aviation - June 26, 1992 Leased to Vincent Aviation in the basic Airlines of Tasmania livery with Vincent titles Total flying time 24,687 hours 30 minutes - June 26, 1992 Returned to Airlines of Tasmania on termination of the lease - September 21, 1993 Operated final revenue service Launceston - Flinders Island - Launceston - November 09, 1994 Withdrawn from use and stored at Launceston - December 1994 Airlines of Tasmania suspended operations - February 14, 1997 Operations ceased when CASA withdrew the Operating Certificate for Airlines of Tasmania Sold to Australian Pacific Air Parts, Burleigh Gardens, Queensland - June 30, 1997 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 25, 1997 The aircraft had flown 26,885 hours Exchanged for an aircraft engine with the Queensland Air Museum - September 29, 1997 Q.A.M. team arrived at Launceston to prepare the aircraft for transfer to Caloundra - February 08, 1998 The aircraft arrived at the Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra on the back of a truck Restored to display condition in Airlines of Tasmania livery Currently on display at the Q.A.M., Caloundra |
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DQ-FAF. Air Pacific - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 01, 1975. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1920-157.) |
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VH-KAM. Kendell Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-364.) |
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VH-KAM. Kendell Airlines - in the revised livery at Wagga Wagga Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-207.) |
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VH-KAM. Kendell Airlines - in the revised livery at Wagga Wagga Airport, November 1976. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1920-885.) |
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VH-KAM. Davey Air Services - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 20, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-011.) |
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VH-KAM. Davey Air Services - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 15, 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-703.) |
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VH-KAM. Davey Air Services - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 12, 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-682.) |
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VH-KAM. Avdev Airlines Davey - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 18, 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-923.) |
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VH-KAM. Avdev - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 10, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-407.) |
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VH-KAM. East Coast Airlines - in the basic Avdev livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-886.) |
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VH-KAM. Tongair - in the basic Avdev livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 10, 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-012.) |
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VH-KAM. Vincent Aviation - in the basic Airlines of Tasmania livery at Wellington Airport, July 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-704.) |
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VH-KAM. Airlines of Tasmania - in the final livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-894.) |
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VH-KAM. Airlines of Tasmania - in the final livery at Airport, January 28, 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-949.) |
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VH-KAM. Airlines of Tasmania - in the final livery at the Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, January 2004. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 1920-930.) |