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| Posted by: Brendan Cowan Apr 27 2012, 04:45 PM |
| Hi all, We're putting together a page on the 4 Embraer Baneirantes operated on dry lease from flight West Airlines by the Army (173 Sqn) form March to December 1995. The aircraft invloved were VH-XFD, XFJ, XFK & XTL. The details I have at the moment are: VH-XFD EMB-110P1 110221 PT6A Flight West Airlines 1989 to 1996 Operated by 173 Sqn Australian Army Aviation from March to December 1995, VH-XFJ EMB-110P1 110241 PT6A-27 PH-SAT Embraer 1979, N101CA Cascade Airways - Delivery Date 11/12/79, N101CA Princetown-Boston Airline 8/84 to 2/88, VH-CRG Lloyd Aviation Jet Charters registered 3/88, VH-CRG Transferred to Queensland Pacific Airlines 12/88, VH-OZG Registered to Aus Air 5/90 and named "City of Moorabbin", VH-XFJ Registered 11/91 to Flight West Airlines, Operated by 173 Sqn Australian Army Aviation from March to December 1995, VH-XFJ Brought 1/96 by Aus Air rg 7/91 Avtex Air Services, w/o 6/24/01 Cootamondra NSW VH-XFK EMB-110P1 110253 PT6A Flight West Airlines 1991 to 1996 Operated by 173 Sqn Australian Army Aviation from March to December 1995, VH-XTL EMB-110P1 110407 PT6A-60 PH-SFX Embraer June 1982, N92DA delivered to Dolphin Airlines 26/12/82 C-GTNV dd 7/84 Trans North Turbo Air, N212EB rg 3/87 Embraer USA VH-XTL rg 11/87 Aeromil Pty VH-XTL bought 12/87 by Flight West Airlines, Operated by 173 Sqn Australian Army Aviation from March to December 1995, ZK-REX dd 11/96 opf Ansett NZ - wfu 1999 operated by Rex Aviation ZK-REX bought 7/99 Tranzglobal ZK-REX lsd 7/99 Cityjet VH-TLH rg 11/12/99 Equipment leasing and operated by Sunshine Express Airlines VH-TLH bought 10/01 Air Mount Isa Aeropelican Air Services Cancelled from Register 6/18/09 Does anyone have anything else to add? Brendan (Filling in the blanks) |
| Posted by: Brendan Cowan Apr 27 2012, 05:35 PM |
| UPDATE: I've posted a draft of the page here: http://www.adf-serials.com.au/bandeirante.htm Any further additions or leads would be appreciated! Cheers BC P.S. Thanks to the ever vigilant Phantom and Martin Edwards for the help so far. |
| Posted by: Martin Edwards Apr 27 2012, 07:51 PM |
| Did the four serve at once or as suggested by this snippet from Australan Aviation were only two on line? |
| Posted by: Martin Edwards Sep 29 2012, 12:46 PM |
| Image gallery now on line http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Bandeirante More photos would be appreciated |