VH-BPG. Fairchild SA-226TC Metro II. c/n TC-287.

was also registered as: VH-WGV and VH-NGX.


First flown as N5657M - March 1979

Powered by Garrett Turbine TPE331-10UA engines

Delivered to Bush Pilots Airways - April 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BPG - April 12, 1979

Registered to Bush Pilots Airways Pty Ltd

Bush Pilots was renamed Air Queensland - November 1981

Registered to Air Queensland Ltd - January 8, 1982

Withdrawn from use and stored at Cairns Airport - 1984

Sold to Air Albatross Ltd, New Zealand - May 1985

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-SWD - May 28, 1985

Departed Cairns on delivery flight to New Zealand - June 10, 1985

Air Albatross ceased operations and the aircraft was placed in storage - December 20, 1985

Sold to Kendell Airlines - April 17, 1986

Arrived Wagga Wagga on delivery flight to Kendell - April 17, 1986

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 29, 1986

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-WGV - May 1, 1986

Registered to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd

Entered service with Kendell in basic Air Albatross livery

Withdrawn from use at Wagga Wagga - March 23, 1994

Sold to Jetcraft, Brisbane - March 26, 1994

Sold to Avtex Air Services Pty Ltd and leased to Airtex Aviation- October 30, 1998

Registered to Casair Pty Ltd - March 16, 2007

Reregistered as VH-NGX - March 16, 2007

Registered to Casair Pty Ltd, Canning Vale, W.A.

Current


VH-BPG. Air Queensland - in the full livery at Cairns Airport, December 1984.