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VH-BRH. Sikorsky S-61N. c/n 61748 Was also registered as: VH-BHJ; C-FMAB; N17AZ; C-GBRF. |
This aircraft was purchased new by Ansett-ANA for $US 2,800,000 - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BRH - June 24, 1976 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne It arrived by boat at Melbourne Docks - August 10, 1976 It was transported by road to the Commonwealth Aircraft Factory at Fishermans Bend for assembly Test flown and ferried to Melbourne (Tullamarine) - August 11, 1976 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Proserpine for use on the aitline's Barrier Reef Island Services Operated its irst revenue service Proserpine - Hayman Island - August 25, 1976 It acquired a variation of the Ansett 'Southern Cross' livery - ? Operated its final revenue service Hayman Island - Proserpine - September 03, 1984 Departed Proserpine on the ferry flight to Melbourne (Tullamarine) - September 12, 1984 It arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - September 14, 1984 Aircraft had flown 4,953 hours The American registration 'N4041S' was allocated but it was not taken up The intended sale to Grecoair did not eventuate despite the aircraft acquiring the registration 'N17AZ' Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - May 08, 1986 Sold to Barrack Aviation Services Pty Ltd, North Fremantle Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BHJ - November 26, 1986 Registered to Barrack Aviation Services Pty Ltd, North Fremantle It was used for passenger services Fremantle - Rottnest Island during 'America Cup' regatta Had 'Island Hopper' titles applied to the fuselage Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 02, 1988 Sold to Can-Arc Helicopters Ltd, Langley, BC, Canada Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FMAB - November 29, 1988 Registered to Can-Arc Helicopters Ltd Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - December 29, 1988 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FMAB - August 02, 1990 Registered to Can-Arc Helicopters Ltd Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - November 16, 1990 Can-Arc Helicopters ceased operations - 1991 Can-Arc operations were taken over by Coulson Aircrane Ltd, Port Alberni, BC, Canada Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N17AZ - June 11, 1993 Registered to the First Security Bank Utah MA Trustee Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 09, 1994 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GBRF - June 09, 1994 Registered to Coulson Aircrane Ltd, Port Alberni, BC Sold to Coulson Aircrane Ltd - February 1995 Aircraft was written off in an accident at Slave Lake, Canada - April 19, 1997 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 15, 1997 |
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VH-BRH. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Proserpine Airport, November 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-039.) |
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VH-BRH. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-156.) |
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VH-BRH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1982. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1040-137.) |
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VH-BRH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at South Moll Island Airport, March 1983. (G. Wilkes Copyright Image 1040-040.) |
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VH-BRH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at South Moll Island Airport, March 1983. (G. Wilkes Copyright Image 1040-041.) |
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N17AZ. Can-Arc Island Hopper - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-236.) |