SWEARINGEN SA226-TC METROLINER II VH-BPV
C/N TC-270



OCT78
Registered to Swearingen as N5467M.
06NOV78
Registered VH-BPV to Bush Pilots Airways Ltd, Cairns, Queensland.
10NOV78
Arrived in Cairns on delivery to BPA. Ferry routing was San Francisco - Honolulu - Majuro - Nauru - Cairns. The aircraft was marked "BPA Australia's Northern Airline".
11NOV78
Ferried from Cairns to Essendon for pre-service checks.
11DEC81
BPA changed their name to Air Queensland.
08JAN82
CofR holder changed to Air Queensland Ltd.
JUL84
Air Queensland withdrew all their Metros as they had been rendered uneconomical by the requirement for a second pilot. Furthermore, a 600 pound take-off weight concession promised by the dealer was never approved by the FAA.
05SEP84
Struck off register on sale to New Zealand.
22FEB85
Registered to Air Albatross as ZK-SWC.
14MAR85
Noted at Brisbane as ZK-SWC on delivery to Air Albatross.
15MAR85
Departed Brisbane for Norfolk Island and Auckland on delivery to Air Albatross.
27JAN86
Arrived Melbourne from Nelson, NZ and Merimbula as ZK-SWC. Later flown to Wagga Wagga for preparation for entry into service with Kendell Airlines.
17FEB86
Struck off NZ register as exported to Australia.
25FEB86
Registered VH-BIF to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd. Operated on the Kendell network in Victoria and South Australia.
28JUN93
Operated its last flight for Kendell (KD236 Melbourne - Albury - Wagga). Subsequently withdrawn from use at Wagga and used for spares.
12OCT93
Struck off the register as withdrawn from use.
26NOV93
Moved by road from Wagga to Airworld at Wangaratta, Vic.
06MAR03
Sold to Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra.
29APR03
Arrived at QAM, Caloundra on two trucks.
OCT05
Repainted in Bush Pilots Airways colours as VH-BPV.



 

 

ISSUE
DATE
REMARKS
3
17OCT05
Aircraft repainted in BPA colours as VH-BPV. Photo added thanks to Nick Sayer.
2
08JUN03
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