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De Havilland DHC-6-200
VH-MBX
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1968
DHC-6-200
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
N7255 ► VH-TGY ► P2-RDH ► (RP-C1218) ► P2-RDH ► P2-MBS ► VH-MBX
Reg’n
N7255
N7255
N7255
VH-TGY
■
VH-TGY
■
VH-TGY
VH-TGY
P2-RDH
P2-RDH
P2-RDH
■
P2-MBS
VH-MBX
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Air Capital International, Augusta, KS
TAA-Trans Australia Airlines, Melbourne, VIC
Withdrawn from use & stored at Brisbane, QLD 01-Jan-1974
Islandair Pty Ltd., Toowoomba, QLD
Departed Brisbane 27-Apr-1975 in all white c/s, no titles
Islandair Pty Ltd., Toowoomba, QLD
Aeropelican Intercity Commuter Services, Belmont, NSW
Talair, Goroka, PNG
Aerolift Philippines, Manila (see note below)
Talair, Goroka, PNG
Parked at Goroka 25-May-1993, to Mareeba, QLD 16-Jul-1993 for continued storage
Milne Bay Air, Port Moresby, PNG
Corporate Air Services, Cairns, QLD
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Delivered
Leased
Sold
Sold
Sold
Leased
Returned
Sold
Sold
Date
15-Apr-1968
06-Jun-1968
21-Jun-1968
23-Jul-1968
27-Apr-1975
26-May-1975
25-Aug-1977
20-Jul-1981
Feb-1987
Nov-1990
21-Mar-1994
14-Sep-2000
Dismantled for parts at Cairns, QLD
Additional Historical Notes
1) The registration RP-C1218 was reported for this aircraft while leased to Aerolift Philippines. Given the photograph below, dated November 1988 which shows it still as P2-RDH, the Philippine allocation may be suspect.
2) Although allocated as VH-MBX in Sep-2000, the aircraft was noted at Cairns, in a dismantled condition in Jun-2001 still carrying P2-MBS; noted again at Cairns 14-Apr-2004 and 02-Jun-2007 still as P2-MBS, fuselage now in two sections.
VH-TGY DHC-6-100 Islandair Pty Ltd. Coolangatta, QLD Jul-1976 Daniel Tanner Photo ©
VH-TGY DHC-6-100 Aeropelican Location Unknown Dec-1977 Photographer Unknown ©
VH-TGY DHC-6-100 Aeropelican Belmont, NSW May-1980 W. Spargo Photo ©
P2-RDH DHC-6-100 Talair Port Moresby Date/Photographer Unknown
P2-RDH DHC-6-100 Talair Port Moresby Jan-1987 Photographer Unknown
P2-RDH DHC-6-100 Aerolift Philippines Location Unknown Nov-1988 Photographer Unknown
P2-RDH DHC-6-100 Talair Mareeba, QLD Jan-1987 Peter Keating Photo ©
P2-MBS DHC-6-100 Milne Bay Air Port Moresby 1997 Paul Howard Photo
P2-MBS DHC-6-100 Milne Bay Air Cairns, QLD 2001 Paul Howard Photo ©
P2-MBS DHC-6-200 Corporate Air Cairns, QLD Date Unknown AustAirData Photo ©