VH-KNP. Short 330-100. c/n SH3063.

Was also registered as: G-BIOE; N59MM.

 

This aircraft was built by Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1981

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIOE (CofR G-BIOE/R1) - January 15, 1981

Registered to Short Brothers Ltd, Belfast

First flown at Belfast with the Test Registration 'G-14-3063' - February 11, 1981

The intended sale to Arabair as 'SU-BCQ' was not taken up

Leased to Jet Charter Airlines, Melbourne - July 1981

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the ferry flight from the United Kingdom - August 04, 1981

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 22, 1982

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KNP - February 26, 1982

Jet Charter Airlines changed its name to Wings Australia - November 1984

Withdrawn from use by Wings Australia - ? 1985

Leased to Pel Air Aviation as the registered operator - ? 1985

Sold to Fairflight Ltd operating as Fairflight Charters, Biggin Hill, Kent - December 18, 1986

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 18, 1986

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIOE (CofR G-BIOE/R2) - December 18, 1986

Registered to Fairflight Limited, Biggin Hill, Kent

Leased to National Airways, England as the registered operator - June 1987

Returned to Fairflight Charters, England at the end of the lease - August 1987

Sold to Fortis Aviation Inc Inc - August 1987

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - August 17, 1987

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N59MM - August 1987

Leased to the United States Army as the registered operator - September 1987

Sold to George J. B. Cote - February 1988

The lease to the United States Army continued

Sold to Fairflight Leasing, Biggin Hill, Kent - April 1989

Leased to Gill Aviation Limited, t/a Gill Air, Newcastle upon Tyne, England as the registered operator - April 1989

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 1989

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIOE (CofR G-BIOE/R3) - May 03, 1989

Registered to Fairflight Leasing Limited, Biggin Hill, Kent

Sub-leased to BAC Express as the registered operator - December 05, 1994

Returned to Gill Air at the end of the sub-lease - May 31, 1995

Entered service with Gill Air - June 01, 1995

Gill Air changed its name to Gill Airways - June 24, 1995

Sub-leased to BAC Express as the registered operator - July 22, 1996

Returned to Gill Airways at the end of the sub-lease - December 24, 1996

Sub-leased to BAC Express as the registered operator - January 06, 1997

Withdrawn from use and stored at Newcastle-upon-Tyne - May 02, 1997

Broken up for spare parts - May 1997

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 01, 1997

 

 

VH-KNP. Wings Australia - in the standard livery at Newcastle Airport, June 22, 1982.

(N. Louis Copyright Image 1040-414.)