VH-TQP de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102

This aircraft was ordered new by Eastern Australia Airlines - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TQP - December 29, 1988

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFCL - January 09, 1989

Registered to Boeing Canada Technology Ltd

Rolled out at Downsview, Canada - January 1989

First flown as C-GFQL - January 19, 1989

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Downsview - February 13, 1989

It was configured to seat 36 passengers

This aircraft was to be operated by Eastern Australia Airlines

It arrived at Sydney on completion of the delivery flight via North Atlantic and Middle East - February 27, 1989

It was damaged at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) when it was hit by a ground tug - March 24, 1993

Temporary repairs carried out at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Tamworth for further repairs - March 24, 1993

Returned to service Tamworth - Armidale - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as TN759 - April 23, 1993

Registered to Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - June 23, 2006

Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF1452 - February 07, 2008

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Mildura for storage - February 2008

Ferried Mildura - Brisbane in the basic Qantas livery as QF6301 - April 28, 2008

Sold to Skytrans Pty Ltd, Cairns

Ferried Brisbane - Cairns - Port Moresby on delivery to Skytrans Pty Ltd - May 04, 2008

Reregistered as VH-QQH - May 09, 2008

Registered to Skytrans Regional Pty Ltd, Cairns

Ferried Port Moresby - Cairns on delivery to Skytrans - May 14, 2008

Withdrawn from use and prepared for return to Airlines PNG - December 2008

Ferried Cairns - Port Moresby as SKP5514 - December 04, 2008

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 09, 2008

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-MCT - December 10, 2008

Registered to Airlines of PNG

Current with Airlines PNG

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 1989.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 2923-051.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Canberra Airport, December 1989.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 2923-052.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-053.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-054.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-060.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Canberra Airport, August 1993.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 2923-055.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Canberra Airport, August 1993.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 2923-056.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1995.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 2923-057.)

VH-TQP. Eastern Australia - in the Qantas livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-058.)

VH-TQP. QantasLink - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 18, 2006.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-723.)

VH-TQP. QantasLink - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 25, 2006.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-724.)

VH-QQH. Skytrans - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2008.