VH-KNP. Short 330-100. c/n SH3063.
Was also registered as: G-BIOE; N59MM.
This aircraft was built by Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1981 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIOE (CofR G-BIOE/R1) - January 15, 1981 Registered to Short Brothers Ltd, Belfast First flown at Belfast with the Test Registration 'G-14-3063' - February 11, 1981 The intended sale to Arabair as 'SU-BCQ' was not taken up Leased to Jet Charter Airlines, Melbourne - July 1981 It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the ferry flight from the United Kingdom - August 04, 1981 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 22, 1982 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KNP - February 26, 1982 Jet Charter Airlines changed its name to Wings Australia - November 1984 Withdrawn from use by Wings Australia - ? 1985 Leased to Pel Air Aviation as the registered operator - ? 1985 Sold to Fairflight Ltd operating as Fairflight Charters, Biggin Hill, Kent - December 18, 1986 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 18, 1986 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIOE (CofR G-BIOE/R2) - December 18, 1986 Registered to Fairflight Limited, Biggin Hill, Kent Leased to National Airways, England as the registered operator - June 1987 Returned to Fairflight Charters, England at the end of the lease - August 1987 Sold to Fortis Aviation Inc Inc - August 1987 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - August 17, 1987 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N59MM - August 1987 Leased to the United States Army as the registered operator - September 1987 Sold to George J. B. Cote - February 1988 The lease to the United States Army continued Sold to Fairflight Leasing, Biggin Hill, Kent - April 1989 Leased to Gill Aviation Limited, t/a Gill Air, Newcastle upon Tyne, England as the registered operator - April 1989 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 1989 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIOE (CofR G-BIOE/R3) - May 03, 1989 Registered to Fairflight Leasing Limited, Biggin Hill, Kent Sub-leased to BAC Express as the registered operator - December 05, 1994 Returned to Gill Air at the end of the sub-lease - May 31, 1995 Entered service with Gill Air - June 01, 1995 Gill Air changed its name to Gill Airways - June 24, 1995 Sub-leased to BAC Express as the registered operator - July 22, 1996 Returned to Gill Airways at the end of the sub-lease - December 24, 1996 Sub-leased to BAC Express as the registered operator - January 06, 1997 Withdrawn from use and stored at Newcastle-upon-Tyne - May 02, 1997 Broken up for spare parts - May 1997 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 01, 1997 |
VH-KNP. Wings Australia - in the standard livery at Newcastle Airport, June 22, 1982. (N. Louis Copyright Image 1040-414.) |