MSN 4 - DHC-8-101(102)(103)
Parked/Stored
C-GGPJ ■ VH-TQO ■ VH-QQB
Current Status of Aircraft:
Registration History:
Aircraft History Chronology
Reg'n
C-GGPJ
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C-GGPJ
C-GGPJ
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VH-TQO
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VH-TQO
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VH-TQO
VH-TQO
VH-QQB
VH-QQB
VH-QQB
VH-QQB
VH-QQB
VH-QQB
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VH-QQB
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Operator / [Owner}
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Used as demonstrator aircraft from 1984 through mid 1988
Air Atlantic, St. John's, NL
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Noted at Toronto 14-Dec-1998 in Eastern Australia c/s; Canadian reg'n cancelled 29-Dec-1988
Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Ltd., Mascot, NSW
Accepted by Eastern Australia 01-Jan-1989, and entered service 27-Feb-1989 Sydney-Port Macquarie
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON [Bombardier Inc.]
Traded against DHC-8-315 aircraft on order
QRA-Queensland Regional Airlines Pty Ltd., Cairns, QLD
Airlines PNG, Boroko, NCD
Airlines PNG, Boroko, NCD [QRA-Queensland Regional Airlines Pty Ltd., Cairns, QLD]
QRA-Queensland Regional Airlines Pty Ltd., Cairns, QLD
Skytrans Pty Ltd., Cairns, QLD
Maroomba Air Services, Perth, WA
Maroomba Air Services, Perth, WA [Skytrans Pty Ltd./Aircraft Solutions LUX XVII]
Skytrans Pty Ltd., Cairns, QLD [Aircraft Solutions LUX XVII]
Flew Perth - Lenora - Ayers Rock - Cairns 30-Aug-2014, remained in full Maroomba c/s, without Skytrans titles
Last service; 02-Jan-2015 Coen - Lockhart River - Bamaga - Cairns; Skytrans ceased operations same day
Withdrawn from use & parked at Cairns from 02-Jan-2015
Skytrans Pty Ltd., Cairns, QLD [Aircraft Solutions LUX XVII]
Withdrawn from use & parked at Cairns from 24-Feb-2016; test flown from Cairns 21-Jul-2016
In service; 21-Jul-2016 Cairns - Lockhart River - Weipa - Aurukun
Last service 07-Jul-2021 Kowanyama - Cairns
Withdrawn from use & parked at Cairns, QLD
Activity
Roll Out
Leased
Returned
Reg'd
Sold
Sold
Leased
Re-reg'd
Returned
Merged
Leased
Reg'd
Returned
In service
Date
03-Apr-1984
15-Jun-1988
31-Oct-1988
29-Dec-1988
29-Jun-2005
29-Jun-2005
29-Jul-2005
02-Sep-2005
21-Sep-2005
25-Nov-2005
19-Jan-2006
04-Feb-2014
30-Aug-2014
30-Apr-2015
Photographer Unknown © Farnborough 02-Sep-1984
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John Kimberley Photo © Vancouver, BC Dec-1985 from the Michael J. Ody Collection
Gary Vincent Photo © Halifax NS Jun-1988
Peter Keating Photo © Port Macquarie, NSW 19-Oct-1989 from the Michael J. Ody Collection
Frank Schaefer Photo © Sydney, NSW Aug-2003
Simon Coates Photo © Brisbane, QLD 18-Oct-2005
Brenden Scott Photo © Perth, WA 20-Jul-2008
Sir Steve in Cairns Photo © Cairns, QLD 02-Sep-2014 via Smugmug
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