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VH-XFV. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-314. c/n 350.
Was also registered as: C-GUAY; D-BMUC.
Construction of this aircraft was completed at Toronto (Downsview) - December 1992 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GUAY - December 16, 1992 Registered to de Havilland, Canada First flown at Downsview as 'C-GUAY' - December 16, 1992 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123B turboprop engines The intended lease to Tyrolean Airways was not taken up Leased to Air Creebec, Canada as the registered operator - February 22, 1993 Withdrawn from use by Air Creebec and returned to lessor - March 15, 1996 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - March 15, 1996 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-BMUC - March 17, 1996 Registered to Augsburg Airways, Augsburg, Germany It was observed at Dusseldorf in the 'Augsburg' livery - April 20, 1999 It was damaged at Munich Airport by the Swissair A319-122' HB-IPV' - February 24, 2000 The Airbus was conducting high speed friction measuring trials and failed to stop in time The wingtip of the Airbus struck the aircraft causing substantial damage to both aircraft It was observed at Munich undergoing repairs in a hangar - March 27, 2000 It was observed at Munich in the 'Team Lufthansa' livery - April 06, 2003 Withdrawn from service by Augsburg Airways - March 31, 2004 Leased to Cirrus Airlines - May 13, 2004 It was observed at Strasbourg in the 'Cirrus Airlines' livery - May 17, 2004 It was observed at Lugarno operating Swiss Airlines service Lugarno - Zurich as LX2909 - October 23, 2004 Withdrawn from service by Cirrus Airlines and returned to Augsburg Airways - September 2006 Prepared for sale to Skippers Aviation Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - October 04, 2006 Entered onto the Australia Aircraft Register as VH-XFV - October 06, 2006 Registered to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd, Subiaco, Western Australia Departed Saarbrucken on the ferry flight to Australia in the Skippers livery - October ?, 2006 It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - October 18, 2006 Ferry route: Saarbrucken - Hurghada - Seeb - Colombo - Cocos Island - Perth Operated its first revenue service - ? Current with Skippers Aviation |