VH-LQH. Bombardier DHC-8-402NG. c/n 4431. Was also registered as: C-GSZD. |
This was the seventh of eight aircraft ordered new by Qantas Airways for operations by Qantas Link - July 21, 2010 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC150A turboprop engines Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GSZD - November 21, 2012 Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada It was observed at Downsview in the 'QantasLink' livery as ' C-GSZD' - December 2012 Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toronto (Downsview) - January 24, 2013 Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Australiaas BBA01- January 26, 2013 It arrived at Cairns on completion of the delivery flight - January 30, 2013 Delivery route: Toronto - Winnipeg - Yellowknife - Fairbanks - Nome - Magadan - Tokyo - Saipan - Port Moresby - Cairns Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - January 30, 2013 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LQH - February 05, 2013 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Mascot, Sydney Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Queensland) Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Cairns - Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF715D - February 23, 2013 Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra as QF1473 - February 25, 2013 The aircraft was unnamed Current with QantasLink |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 17, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-543.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 15, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-733.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 20, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-732.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 18, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-894.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at an unknown airport, June 2015. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2924-143.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 16, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-167.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-131.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-130.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-083.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-159.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-158.) |
VH-LQH. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 19, 2023. (F. McGruire Copyright Image 2924-225.) |