VH-HEI. Mohawk 298. c/n 099.

Was also registered as: N29814.

This aircraft was originally constructed as a Nord 262A

First flown - October 10, 1973

Powered by Turbomeca Bastan VI engines

Registered to Societe Nord Aviation

Placed in storage as airframe was unsold

It was converted to Mohawk 298 standard by Frakes Aviation Inc - June 1976

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45 engines

Sold to Allegheny Airlines Inc - November 1976

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N29814 - November 15, 1976

Leased to Ransome Airlines Inc as the registered operator - April 27, 1979

Sold to Ransome Airlines - June 1985

Ransome Airlines was renamed Pan Am Express - March 1987

Sold to Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter - June 1987

It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of ferry flight to Australia - June 29, 1987

Ferry route: U S East Coast - Europe - Middle East - South East Asia - Australia

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 1987

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HEI - July 31, 1987

Registered to Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter, Adelaide

This was the first Mohawk 298 to be registered in Australia

Operated Lloyd's first Queensland service Brisbane - Gladstone - November 11, 1987

Lloyd Air (Queensland) ceased operations - December 03, 1988

Leased to Queensland Pacific Airlines as the registered operator - December 04, 1988

Registered to Lloyd Air Pty Ltd - February 10, 1989

Chartered by Ansett Express - February 03, 1991

Operated the Ansett Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Dubbo - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) service - ?

Returned to Queensland Pacific Airlines - March 01, 1991

Queensland Pacific Airlines had ceased operations by this date

Sold to South Pacific Regional Airlines - April 10, 1991

South Pacific Regional Airlines ceased operations - April 05, 1993

Withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Bundaberg Airport

Sold at auction in Sydney to the Majestic Group - December 08, 1993

Registered to Majestic Airways Pty Ltd - May 1994

Commenced services with Majestic Airways - May 03, 1994

Withdrawn from use at Bundaberg Airport - February 19, 1995

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 13, 1995

Stripped of usable parts and remains used as marine filling on the Great Barrier Reef

VH-HEI. Lloyd - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-018.)

VH-HEI. Lloyd - in the 'all-white' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-420.)

VH-HEI. Southern Pacific - in the standard livery at an unknown location, February 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-160.)

VH-HEI. Soutrhern Pacific - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-020.)

VH-HEI. Majestic Airways - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-019.)

VH-HEI. Majestic Airways - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-161.)