VH-BBA. AW-650-101 Argosy. c/n 6656.

Was also registered as: G-1-3; N6503R; N892U; G-APWW; N37807; VH-IPD.

This aircraft was built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft at Bagington, England

First flown at Bagington as 'G-1-3' - September 23, 1959

Powered by Rolls-Royce Dart 526 turbo-prop engines

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-APWW (CofR R.6721) - September 29, 1959

Registered to Sir W. G. Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft Ltd, Bagington, England

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - 1960

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N6503R - January 24, 1961

Delivered to Riddle Airlines, U.S.A. - January 24, 1961

Sold to Capitol Airways Inc - June ?, 1962

Sold to Universal Airlines Inc - 1967

Reregistered as N892U - ?

Sold to Sagittair Ltd, London - March 16, 1972

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-APWW (CofR R6721/2) - March 16, 1972

Registered to Sagittair Ltd, London

Sold to Air Bridge Carriers Ltd - December 12, 1972

Registered to Air Bridge Carriers Ltd, Castle Donington, Derby

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 09, 1974

Sold to Brain & Brown Air Cargo, Australia - May 01, 1974

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BBA - May 30, 1974

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Essendon) - June 26, 1974 to July 04, 1974

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Essendon) - December 24, 1975

Sold to Ipec Aviation, Melbourne - 1977

The aircraft underwent a complete refurbished at Melbourne (Essendon) - 1977

Registered to Interstate Parcel Express Co (Aust) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - January 12, 1978

The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Enterprise'

It was withdrawn from use by IPEC at Melbourne (Essendon) - September 24, 1979

Registered to I.P.E.C. (Aust) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - April 02, 1980

Registered to World Vision of Australia - April 03, 1980

Leased to Kris Air, Singapore - April ?, 1980

The aircraft was named 'Sir Stanford Raffles'

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 14, 1980

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N37807 - July 14, 1980

Sold to Air Tenggarra - 1981

Sold to IPEC (Aust) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - ?

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) - August 03, 1982

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IPD - June 24, 1983

Registered to Interstate Parcel Express Co. (Aust) Pty Ltd

Sold to Roadswift Transport Pty Ltd, Essendon - February 07, 1985

Sold to Mayne Nickless Ltd, Essendon - February 07, 1989

Operated its final IPEC service - December 01, 1989

Scrapped at Melbourne (Essendon) by Simmsmetal Ltd - December 03, 1990

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 05, 1990

It had flown 32,028 hours / 23,615 cycles

VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 1975.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-222.)

VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, August 22, 1975.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-108.)

VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1976.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1920-316.)

VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1976.

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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1976.

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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1976.

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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1976.

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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 03, 1976.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-178.)

VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 05, 1976.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-177.)

VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 06, 1978.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1920-255.)

VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 06, 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, June 01, 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, July 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, July 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, July 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 1978.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, May 20, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1920-180.)

VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 07, 1980.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 07, 1980.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 09, 1980.

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VH-BBA. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 09, 1980.

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VH-BBA.Kris-Air - in the basic 'Ipec' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 1980.

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VH-BBA.Kris-Air - in the basic 'Ipec' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 1980.

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VH-BBA.Kris-Air - in the basic 'Ipec' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 03, 1980.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1920-257.)

VH-BBA.Kris-Air - in the basic 'Ipec' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 1980.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1920-169.)

N37807. Ipec - in the basic livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, August 1982.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1920-183.)

N37807. Ipec - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, October 22, 1982.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1920-182.)

N37807. Ipec - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-112.)

N37807. Ipec - in the partial livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, February 05, 1983.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1920-184.)

VH-IPD. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, August 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-170.)

VH-IPD. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 07, 1984.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1920-258.)

VH-IPD. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-171.)

VH-IPD. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1987.

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VH-IPD. Ipec - 'Spirit of Enterprise' in the modified livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1988.

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VH-IPD. Ipec - being scrapped at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 1990.

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VH-IPD. Ipec - being scrapped at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 1990.

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VH-IPD. Ipec - being scrapped at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 1990.

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