VH-WZJ. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102. c/n 027. Was also registered as: C-FCTE; N27CL; P2-MCL. |
Construction of this aircraft was completed at the Toronto (Downsview) plant - February 11, 1986 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FCTE - ? Registered to de Havilland Canada, Downsview, Ontario First flown as C-FCTE - February 1986 Powered by PWC PW120A turboprop engines It was configured to seat 37 passengers Accepted by Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada - March 27, 1986 Leased to City Express as the registered operator Repossessed by Mutual Life and placed in storage at Toronto, Canada - August 01, 1990 Sold to Canopus Leasing Inc - June 13, 1991 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N27CL - June 14, 1991 Sold to Southern Australia Airlines - January 1992 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 31, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-WZJ - April 23, 1992 Registered to Southern Australia Airlines The aircraft was named 'City of Devonport' Operated its first revenue service - ? Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines as the registered operator - September 23, 2002 Sold to Airlines of Papua New Guinea Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 10, 2004 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-MCL - June 10, 2004 The intended transfer to Queensland Regional Airlines did not take place - May 2006 It was operated by Airlines of Papua New Guinea Current status - ? |
VH-WZJ. Southern Australia - 'City of Devenport' in the 'Australian' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-847.) |
VH-WZJ. Southern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-848.) |
VH-WZJ. Southern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1993. (N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 2923-849.) |
VH-WZJ. Southern Australia - in the 'Qantas' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-850.) |
VH-WZJ. Southern Australia - in the 'Qantas' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2924-169.) |