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ROBINSON
R22 BETA VH-SBQ
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05NOV91
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Delivered to D. Bradley of Kununurra, WA as VH-SBQ. | ||||||||
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23JAN96
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Change of ownership to Consolidated Pastoral, Newcastle Waters, NT. | ||||||||
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24APR96
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Change of ownership to Heliwork WA, Kununurra, WA. | ||||||||
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04OCT01
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Crashed 30 km SSE of Spring Creek Station, WA while cattle mustering. The tail struck low bushes and the helicopter spun into the ground and rolled on its side. (See VH-LOT. Confirm that circumstances were remarkably similar!) | ||||||||
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12DEC01
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Struck off Register | ||||||||
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2004
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QAM member Joshua Driver acquired a collection of R22 components from various sources at Caloundra. These included part of the cabin of c/n 0499 N2258R from Chopperline and the tail boom of c/n 0698 VH-LOT from RnR Aviation. | ||||||||
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19FEB05
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Joshua Driver donated the project to QAM. | ||||||||
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09APR05
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Restoration commenced. The project was subsequently adopted by QAM's Youth Training Scheme under the direction of member David Beazley. | ||||||||
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01NOV05
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Cabin of c/n 1901 VH-SBQ acquired from Heliwork WA at Redcliffe. | ||||||||
| Robinson R22 Alpha c/n 0499 N2258R | |||||||||
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30JUL85
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Date of manufacture. | ||||||||
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17SEP85
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Sold to DFH Helicopter Inc., San Diego, California as N2258R. At the time of writing, N2258R is still registered to DFH Helicopter so presumably the aircraft was imported into Australia as a collection of parts. | ||||||||
| Robinson R22 Beta c/n 0698 VH-LOT | |||||||||
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15MAY97
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Crashed 28 km SE of Armraynald, Qld while cattle mustering. The tail struck low bushes and the helicopter spun into the ground and rolled on its side. (See VH-SBQ. Confirm that circumstances were remarkably similar!) | ||||||||
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31JUL02
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Struck off Register | ||||||||
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