VH-IMS. Beechcraft 1900D. c/n UE-214.

Was also registered as: ZS-OYF; XY-AJB; 4609.

 

Construction completed at the Beechcraft plant - June 1996

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N3230V - July 14, 1996

Registererd to Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, Kansas

First flown as N3230V - July 1996

Reregistered to Rangeflyers Inc, Wichita for the ferry flight to Australia - July 31, 1996

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the Impulse livery on completion of its ferry flight - August 03, 1996

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 06, 1996

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IMS - August 07, 1996

Registered to Impulse Airlines, Sydney

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Operated its final revenue service Newcastle - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF124 - July 15, 2002

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and prepared for sale

Sold to Graeme Conlyn, Lanseria, South Africa - August 02, 2002

Departed Newcastle the ferry flight to South Africa - ?

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 12, 2002

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OYF - November 13, 2002

Registered to National Airways Corporation, South Africa

Leased to Air Express Algeria as the registered operator - November 13, 2002

It was observed at Malta in the Air Express Algeria livery - May 25, 2003

Returned to National Airways Corporation at the end of the lease - January 03, 2008

It was observed in Equatorial Guinea in the Cronos livery - March 08, 2008

Reregistered to New Order Vehicle Sales - April 21, 2008

It was observed at Luanda without its tail - October 04, 2008

Regestered to National Airways Corporation, South Africa - February 08, 2012

Sold to Myanma Airways - May 18, 2012

Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - May 18, 2012

Entered onto the Myanma Aircraft Register as XY-AJB - May 2012

The aircraft was transferred to the Myanma Air Force as '4609' - 2015

Current with the Myanma Air Force

 

 

VH-IMS. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-385.)

VH-IMS. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-386.)