VH-NJF. British Aerospace 146-300QT. c/n E3198. Was also registered as: G-BTLD. |
This aircraft was rolled off the BAe production line at Woodford - June 1991 Powered by four Textron Lycoming ALF502-R5 engines First flown 'G-6-198' at Woodford - June 20, 1991 The aircraft was ordered by TNT Air Freight (UK) but it was not taken up Departed Woodford for Dothan, Alabama for conversion to freighter configuration - October 03, 1991 Ferried Woodford - Bournemouth as 'G-6-198' for painting - February 26, 1992 Ferried Bournemouth - Woodford after painting - March 11, 1992 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BTLD (CofR G-BTLD/R1) - May 01, 1992 Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd Ferried Woodford - Filton for storage - June 18, 1992 Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd, St Helier, Jersey - August 21, 1992 Prepared for lease to National Jet Systems, Australia Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJF - September 23, 1992 Registered to Trident Aircraft Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd Leased to National Jet Systems, Adelaide as the registered operator Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 06, 1992 Departed Hatfield on the ferry flight to Australia in the Australian air Express livery - October 06, 1992 It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight from the United Kingdom - October 10, 1992 Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Brisbane - October 11, 1992 Operated its first Australian air Express revenue service - October 12, 1992 Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd - June 23, 2006 Leased to National Jet Systems as the registered operator National Jet Systems was renamed Cobham Aviation Services Australia - March 01, 2009 Registered to National Jet Express Pty Limited, Adelaide - October 22, 2009 The aircraft acquired an all-white tail with 'Cobham' fuselage titles - June 2014 The aircraft acquired the 'StarTrack / Qantas Freight' titles - October 2016 Current with Cobham Aviation Services |
VH-NJF. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-137.) |
VH-NJF. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 09, 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-469.) |
VH-NJF. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-059.) |
VH-NJF. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0414-275.) |
VH-NJF. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0414-458.) |
VH-NJF. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0414-459.) |
VH-NJF. Cobham - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-714.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2016. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-460.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 17, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-715.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 01, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-713.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 25, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-711.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 21, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-712.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 29, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-588.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 02, 2020. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-604.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 06, 2020. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-709.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 15, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-783.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 15, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-804.) |
VH-NJF. Startrack Qantas Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 28, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-836.) |