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De Havilland DHC-6-100
VH-TGR
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1966
DHC-6-100
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
N12706 ► VH-TGR
Reg’n
N12706
N12706
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N12706
VH-TGR
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Accepted by TAA at Downsview 29-Jul-1966 and handed over to ferry contractor for delivery
Floair Inc.
TAA - Trans Australia Airlines
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Delivered
Date
25-Jul-1966
25-Jul-1966
19-Jul-1966
16-Aug-1966
29-Apr-1970 - Collided with a mountain ridge in obscured visibility conditions after take-off from Kainantu, Papua New Guinea. The aircraft was flying between Mount Hagen, Goroka and Lae, there were 8 fatalities and 3 injuries.
N12706 DHC-6-100 Floair Inc. (for TAA) Downsview, ON Jul-1966 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
N12706 DHC-6-100 Floair Inc. (for TAA) Downsview, ON Jul-1966 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
VH-TGR DHC-6-100 TAA-Trans Australia Airlines Wewak Mar-1967 Roger Caratini Photo © Jay Sherlock Collection
VH-TGR DHC-6-100 Trans Australia Airlines Bankstown, NSW Date Unknown Peter Keating Photo ©
VH-TGR DHC-6-100 Trans Australia Airlines Port Moresby Date Unknown Peter Keating Photo ©