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VH-RPZ. de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter. c/n 381.
Was also registered as: TZ-ACD; F-GGKA; N26KH; 6Y-JVM;
F-OIAQ; VH-EVJ.
This aircraft was ordered new by Air Mali, Bamako, Mali - ? It was built by de Havilland Canada Inc at Downsview, Ontario - 1973 Rolled out at Downsview - August 1973 Entered onto the Mali Aircraft Register as TZ-ACD - ? 1973 First flown at Downsview as TZ-ACD - September 08, 1973 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 engines It arrived at Bamako on completion of the ferry flight from Canada - October 12, 1973 It was observed stored at Paris (Le Bourget) in the basic Air Mali livery - September 06, 1988 Observed at Paris (Le Bourget) in an all-metal livery - June 08, 1989 Cancelled from the Mali Aircraft Register - December 27, 1989 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GGKA - December 27, 1989 Registered to Aero Stock, Paris, France Registered to Air Caraibes, Les Abymes, Guadaloupe - December 18, 1990 Departed Prestwick (Scotland) on the ferry flight to the United States via Reykjavik - December 18, 1990 It was observed at Fort Lauderdale (Executive) - December 26, 1990 Registered to Union Stars Aviation - December 1998 Registered to Air Vendee Investments, Paris, France - January 13, 1999 Sold to JAS Aircraft Sales & Leasing, Jacksonville, Florida - February 18, 1999 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N26KH - February 19, 1999 Registered to JAS Aircraft Sales & Leasing, Jacksonville, Florida Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 15, 1999 Entered onto the Jamaican Aircraft Register as 6Y-JMV - October 15, 1999 Leased to Air Jamaica Express, Kingston, Jamaice as the registered operator Returned to JAS Aircraft Sales & Leasing at the end of the lease - ? 2000 The aircraft was observed at Cairns, Queensland as '6Y-JMV' - July 19, 2000 Cancelled from the Jamaican Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RPZ - August 23, 2000 Registered to Regional Pacific Airlines, Edge Hill, Queensland Leased to Air Caledonie for a seven week period - November 2000 Returned to Regional Pacific Airlines at the end of the lease - December 2000 Leased to Air Caledonie, Noumea - October 13, 2005 Returned to Regional Pacific Airlines at the end of the lease - 2006 Sub-leased to Sarika, Thailand as the registered operator - May 2007 Returned to Regional Pacific Airlines at the end of the lease - ? Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 26, 2008 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-OIAQ - August 26, 2008 Registered to Air Caledonie, Noumea Ferried Cairns - Port Moresby - Noumea - September 03, 2008 Leased to Cortec Pte Ltd, Singapore as the registered operator - February 20, 2018 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EVJ - August 20, 2021 Registered to Skytek Pty Ltd, Edge Hill, Queensland Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 20, 2021 Entered onto the Maldives Aircraft Register as 8Q-? - ? Current status - ? |
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TZ-ACD. Air Mali - in the basic livery at Paris le Bourget Airport, March 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-905.) |