VH-EEF. Fairchild SA-226TC Metro II. c/n TC-331E.


First flown as N1006U - February 1980

Powered by Garrett Turbine TPE331-3 engines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EEF - May 23, 1980

Registered to Connair Pty Ltd

Arrived Alice SpringsAirport at conclusion of delivery flight in Northern Airlines livery - May 26, 1980

Transferred to Northern Airlines when Connair changed its name - June 2, 1980

Registered to Northern Airlines (Operations) Pty Ltd - June 18, 1980

Northern Airlines ceased operations - February 6, 1981

Aircraft flown to Tamworth, N.S.W. for storage

Registered to Bush Pilots Airways - May 27, 1981

Flown Tamworth-Melboure - May 27, 1981

Flown Melbourne-Brisbane - June 17, 1981

Operated first revenue service with B.P.A. - June 17, 1981

Sold to Aviation Underwriters Insurance - June 29, 1981

Registered to Air Queensland - January 8, 1982

Leased to Kendell Airlines - August 1983

Leased to Premiair Aviation Pty Ltd t/a Kendell Airlines as registered operator - August 1, 1983

Registered to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd - October 10, 1983

Returned to Air Queensland at end of lease - July 1985

Sold to General Aviation Service - August 1985

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 18, 1985

Registered N1006U for ferry flight to United States

Prepared for leased to Air Midwest Inc - November 1985

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N225AM - February 9, 1986

Sold to Nashville Eagle Airlines - January 1988

Sold to British Aerospace Inc - July 1990

Sold to the Memphis Group - September 1990

Sold to Michael Nygaard for lease to Air West Airlines Inc - April 30, 1001

Returned to lessor - May 1992

Leased to Berry Aviation Inc - May 1992

Sold to GAS Wilson Inc - October 1994

Sold to Berry Aviation Inc - September 2, 1996

Sold to 794629 Alberta Ltd - October 23, 2001

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - October 24, 2001

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GCAU

Sold to Carson Air, Kelowna, B.C., - October 26, 2001

Current status - ?


VH-EEF. BPA - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.