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VH-KNN. Short 330-100. c/n SH3060.
Was also registered as: G-BIFK; N58MM; DQ-FIJ; PK-DSR.
This aircraft was built by Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1980 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIFK (CofR G-BIFK/R1) - October 02, 1980 Registered to Short Brothers Limited, Belfast First flown using the Test Registration 'G-14-3060' - December 11, 1980 Sold to Jet Charter Airlines, Australia Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 05, 1980 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KNN - December 15, 1980 Registered to Jet Charter Airlines, Essendon, Melbourne Handed over to Jet Charter Airlines at Belfast prior to the delivery flight to Australia - December 16, 1980 Jet Charter Airways changed its name to Wings Australia - November 1981 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 22, 1984 The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney - June 1984 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KNN - October 19, 1984 The intended sale to Marshall Island Airways as 'MI-8706' did not eventuate Sold to Troutbeck Investments, Australia - February 1986 Leased to Pel Air as the registered operator - February 1986 Sold to Fairflight Ltd, trading as Fairflight Charters Ltd, Biggin Hill, Kent - February 1987 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIFK (CofR G-BIFK/R2) - February 13, 1987 Registered to Fairflight Limited, Biggin Hill, Kent Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - July 27, 1987 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N58MM - August 1987 Leased to the United States Army - September 1987 Sold to George J. B. Cote - February 1988 The lease to the United States Army continued Sold to Fortis Aviation Group Ltd - May 05, 1989 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIFK (CofR G-BIFK/R3) - May 05, 1989 Registered to Fortis Aviation Group Ltd, Great Chesterford, Essex Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Leased to Gill Aviation Ltd, t/a Gill Airways, Newcastle upon Tyne as the registered operator - December 27, 1991 Certificate of Registration (CofR G-BIFK/R4) issued to Gill Aviation - December 27, 1991 Returned to Fortis Aviation Group - September 24, 1992 Certificate of Registraion (CofR G-BIFK/R5) issued to Fortis Aviation - September 24, 1992 Leased to Gill Aviation t/a Gill Airways as the registered operator - March 05, 1993 Certificate of Registration (CofR G-BIFK/R6) issued to Gill Airways - March 05, 1993 Returned to Fortis Aviation at the end of the lease - March 24, 1995 Certificate of Registration (CofR G-BIFK/R7) issued to Fortis Aviation - March 24, 1995 Sold to Sunflower Airlines, Fiji - August 1995 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - August 17, 1995 Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as DQ-FIJ - August 18, 1995 Registered to Sunflower Airlines, Nadi, Fiji Cancelled from the Fiji Aircraft Register - October 19, 2000 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-DSR - October 19, 2000 Registered to Deraya Air Taxi, Jakarta Deraya Air Taxi changed its name to Dabi Air Nusantara - March 2009 Current with Dari Air Nusantara |
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VH-KNN. Wings Australia - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 21, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1040-412.) |