VH-XFX. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311. c/n 313.
Was also registered as: OE-LEC; D-BHAM.
Construction of this aircraft was completed at Toronto (Downsview) - July 1992 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFOD - July 28, 1992 Registered to de Havilland, Canada First flown at Downsview as 'C-GFOD' - July 28, 1992 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 turboprop engines Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 15, 1992 Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LEC - October 1992 Registered to - ? Delivered to Tyrolean Airways - October 25, 1992 It was observed at Frankfurt in all-white livery with small 'Tyrolean' titles under the cockpit window - July 22, 1994 Leased to Interot Airways - May 1995 Returned to Tyrolean Airways at the end of the lease - September 1995 Leased to Schreiner Airways - April 09, 1996 Sub-leased to Sabena Airways - April 09, 1996 It was observed at Dusseldorf in the basic Tyrolean livery with 'Sabena' titles - July 27, 1996 Returned to Tyrolean Airways at the end of the lease - October 14, 1996 Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - September 1997 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-BHAM - September 1997 Registered to Elveden Investment Ltd Leased to Augsburg Airways as the registered operator - September 30, 1997 Painted into' Team Lufthansa' livery and operated for Lufthansa Sub-leased to Cirrus Airlines - February 2003 It was observed at Dusseldorf in all-white livery with 'Team Lufthansa' titles - February 05, 2003 Registered to Elveden Investment Ltd - March 02, 2003 Sub-leased to Cirrus Airlines as the registered operator It was observed at Athens operating for Olympic Aviation with 'Team Lufthansa' titles - September 25, 2003 It was observed at Berlin (Templehof) in all-white livery with Cirrus Airlines - June 21, 2004 It was observed at Lugarno with Cirrus Airlines tail colors and titles - December 04, 2004 Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale to Skippers Aviation - 2007 Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - April 13, 2007 Entered onto the Australia Aircraft Register as VH-XFX - April 13, 2007 Registered to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd, Subiaco, Western Australia Departed Saarbrucken on the ferry flight to Australia in the Skippers livery - April 13, 2007 It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - April 17, 2007 Ferry route: Saarbrucken - Luxor - Salalah - Colombo - Cocos Island - Perth Operated first revenue service - ? Current with Skippers Aviation |
OE-LEC. Tyrolean - in the all-white livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, December 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-697.) |
OE-LEC. Sabena - in the basic Tryolean livery at an unknown airport, May 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-698.) |
VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 09, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-699.) |
VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-701.) |
VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-702.) |
VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-703.) |
VH-XFX. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 08, 2017. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 2923-700.) |