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PIAGGIO
P166 VH-BHK
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The
original QAL Piaggio 166B VH-PQA  |
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06DEC60
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Registered VH-BHK to Zinc Corp., North Melbourne, VIC. | |||||||||||
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24DEC60
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Arrived at Essendon on delivery to Associated Airlines. Flown by Associated Airlines Captain Alan Polkinghorne. Associated Airlines was a BHP/Conzinc company. The aircraft was originally painted in a pale blue and white colour scheme. | |||||||||||
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05JAN61
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Name of certificate holder changed to Associated Airlines, Essendon, VIC. | |||||||||||
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61
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CofA inspection at Bankstown by Bristol Aviation (Australian Piaggio agents). | |||||||||||
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JUL61
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Noted at Perth on its first visit to WA. | |||||||||||
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MAY62
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Noted at Essendon. | |||||||||||
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01OCT62
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Name of certificate holder changed to Conzinc Rio Tinto of Australia Ltd., Melbourne, VIC. | |||||||||||
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08JAN64
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Noted in the Associated Airlines hangar at Essendon where it was based. | |||||||||||
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03APR64
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Noted outside the Associated Airlines hangar at Essendon. | |||||||||||
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64
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Name of certificate holder changed to Commonwealth Aluminium Corp. (Comalco) of Cairns. The aircraft was based at Cairns and carried a pink colour scheme. | |||||||||||
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25AUG64
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Arrived at Mascot, Sydney from Cairns. | |||||||||||
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27AUG64
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Departed Sydney for Cairns. | |||||||||||
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08JAN71
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Noted at Cairns flying regularly during the following week. | |||||||||||
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03JAN73
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Noted at Cairns, parked outside with covers. | |||||||||||
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13MAY73
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Noted at Cairns in a hangar. | |||||||||||
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01OCT77
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Advertised for sale in The Courier-Mail, Brisbane. View the advertisement here | |||||||||||
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26OCT77
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Comalco's address changed to Brisbane. | |||||||||||
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15DEC77
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Check flight by Leslie Pitt Nind before aircraft was "sold to the wreckers". (Statement by Mr Nind who visited QAM in August 1992.) | |||||||||||
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21DEC77
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Sold to Ray Causer (General Aviation Air Freighters). | |||||||||||
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22DEC77
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Change of ownership to General Aviation Air Freighters Pty. Ltd., Mascot. Struck off register the same day as withdrawn from use. | |||||||||||
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26JAN78
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Noted at Mascot. | |||||||||||
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JAN79
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Noted at Bankstown in a row of nine retired Piaggios. | |||||||||||
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02JUL83
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Noted at Bankstown without engines. | |||||||||||
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AUG83
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Noted at Bankstown parked on the grass with Piaggios VH-FSC, GOE and SMF. | |||||||||||
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JAN84
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Sold to John Hill. | |||||||||||
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JUL88
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Sold to David Bussey and donated to QAM. | |||||||||||
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Repainted in Queensland Airlines colours but still carries the registration VH-BHK. (Represents the sole QAL Piaggio P166B VH-PQA which was burned on the fire dump at Tullamarine). HISTORICAL CONTEXT Piaggio VH-PQA holds a place in history as having operated the first of Australia's new "supplemental services" when it entered service with QAL on 20JAN64. The QAL schedule was as follows:
[Reference: AHSA Journal
Vol XV No 5 p.72] |
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