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VH-ATG. Fokker F28-1082 Fellowship. c/n 11084. Was also registered as: C-FTAY. |
The export registration 'E-413 / PH-EXP' was applied for - May 31, 1974 The export registration 'E-413 / PH-EXP' was applied to the aircraft - July 17, 1974 First flown as 'PH-EXP' - September 11, 1974 Powered by Rolls Royce RB183-2 Spey Mk555-15 engines Placed in storage at Woensdrecht - September 1974 Sold to the Department of Civil Aviation, Australia - December 13, 1976 The export registration 'E-413 / PH-EXP' was cancelled - February 25, 1977 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ATG - February 25, 1977 Registered to Department of Transport, Air Transport Group, Melbourne Accepted by the Department of Civil Aviation at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - February 25, 1977 The aircraft was purchased for the calibration and testing of navigational aids around Australia Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - February 28, 1977 It arrived Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - March 06, 1977 The Department of Civil Aviation was restructured and renamed Airservices Australia - July 14, 1995 Registered to Airservices Australia, Melbourne The aircraft was advertised for sale - November 1997 Operated its final flight Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Essendon) - December 19, 1997 Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Essendon) - December 19, 1997 It was observed stored at Melbourne (Essendon) in the basic Airservices livery - February 1998 Sold to Time Air Inc, Canada - March 1998 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 26, 1998 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FTAY - April 02, 1998 Departed Melbourne (Essendon) on the delivery flight to Canada - April 02, 1998 It arrived at Calgary in the basic Airservices Australia livery on completion of the delivery flight - April 06, 1998 Delivery route: Melbourne - Cairns - Guam - Okinawa - Aduk - Sapparo - Petropavlovski Kamchatskiy - Anchorage - Calgary The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Calgary' Transferred to Canadian Regional Airlines when Time Air and Ontario Express merged - March 01, 1993 Canadian Regional Airlines merged with Air Canada Regional - January 01, 2001 Leased to Air NorTerra Inc t/a Canadian North - July 01, 2001 Withdrawn from use and stored in basic Canadian Regional livery at Calgary - April 24, 2005 It was observed stored at Calgary in the basic Canadian Regional livery - May 26, 2009 Current status - ? |
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VH-ATG. Department of Transport Australia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, May 10, 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-217.) |
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VH-ATG. Department of Aviation - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 1984. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-218.) |
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VH-ATG. Department of Aviation - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 29, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1996-092.) |
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VH-ATG. Department of Aviation - in the standard livery with additional 'Flight Inspection' titles at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1990. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-219.) |
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C-FTAY. Canadian North - 'Spirit of Calgary' in the standard livery at Calgary Airport, August 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-502.) |
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C-FTAY. Canadian North - 'Spirit of Calgary' in the standard livery at Edmonton Airport, August 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-503.) |