VH-IOB Lockheed 188A Electra

VH-IOB. Lockheed 188A Electra. c/n 1036.

Was also registered as: N5524; XA-FAM; N83MR; C-FNWY; N3209A; N351Q; C-GZVM.

This aircraft was ordered new by Eastern Airlines - February 09, 1956

First flown - February 09, 1959

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N5524 - ?

Delivered new to Eastern Airlines - February 26, 1959

Entered the Lockheed (LEAP) Program as 'LEAP #81 EAL-10' - February 10, 1961

The 'LEAP' modification were completed - March 09, 1961

Withdrawn from use and stored - 1971

Sold to Aerocarga SA, Mexico - December 18, 1972

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-FAM - ?

Operated by Aeroservicios de California - December 22, 1972

Sold by Morgan Rourke Aircraft Sales to Cardinal Corporation, Las Vegas - December 12, 1979

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N83MR - ?

Registered to Cardinal Corporation - January 29, 1980

Sold to Northwest Territorial Airways, Canada - July 1981

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FNWY - ?

Leased to Air Bridge Carries in the 'NWT' livery - January 12, 1991

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-FNWY - April 03, 1991

Placed in storage at Mojave in the full passenger configuration - June 1991

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N3209A - ?

Reregistered to JBQ Aviation - December 1991

Delivered to Indian Ocean Airlines, at Perth - August 14, 1992

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IOB - September 09, 1992

Registered to Indian Ocean Airlines, Belmont, Western Australia

The aircraft did not enter service on the Perth - Cocos Island - Christmas Island route as intended

Cancelled from the Australia Aircraft Register - December 14, 1992

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N351Q - December 14, 1992

Departed Perth on the ferry flight to the United States - December 15, 1992

Leased to Renown Aviation - May 1998

It was utilised on a United States Navy contract and operated from NAS North Island, San Diego

Sold by Starman Brothers Auctions, Roswell, New Mexico - July 26, 2002

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GZVM - ?

Registered to Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer

Converted to tanker configuration becoming Tanker 85

Test flown in tanker configuation - May 2005

Current status - ?

N5524. Eastern - in the 'hockey-stick' livery at an unknown airport, May 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-544.)

XA-FAM. California - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-245.)

C-FNWY. Northwest Territorial - in the original livery at an unknown airport, September 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-246.)

C-FNWY. Northwest Territorial - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, June 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-247.)

C-FNWY. NWT Air - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-291.)

C-FNWY. Air Bridge - in the basic 'NWT Air' livery at Castle Donington Airport, May 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-350.)

C-FNWY. Air Bridge - in the basic 'NWT Air' livery at Tucson Airport, June 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-662.)

N3209A. Air Bridge - in the basic 'NWT Air' livery at Tucson Airport, April 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-250.)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in the basic 'NWT Air' livery at Perth Airport, October 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-251.)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in the basic 'NWT Air' livery at Cairns Airport, January 10, 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-252.)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in the basic 'NWT Air' livery at Opa Locka Airport, February 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-253.)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in the basic 'NWT Air' livery at Roswell Airport, June 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-300.)

C-GVZM. Air Spray - in the original livery at Red Dear Airport, October 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-643.)

C-GVZM. Air Spray - in the original livery at Red Dear Airport, October 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-644.)

C-GVZM. Air Spray - in the original livery at Red Dear Airport, October 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-649.)

C-GVZM. Air Spray - in the standard livery at Red Dear Airport, July 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1808-927.)

C-GVZM. Air Spray - in the standard livery at Red Dear Airport, July 2008.