BEECH
BARON 
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Where it all began.
Beech 58 Baron VH-EYH at Mascot in December 1974. The aircraft carries
the markings N.I.A. on the tip of the rudder. An inscription forward of
the cockpit reads Pride of BCAH (Bev, Charles Albert
Herman - Bev was Charles Herman's wife).
Picture: Eric Favelle
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ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER
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Rockwell
Commander 690 VH-BSS William M Nicoll was chartered from Bandag from
14 September 1974 until 22 February 1975. It was photographed at Brisbane
Eagle Farm on 19 July 1975. This aeroplane never carried NIA titles. William
M. Nicoll is the father of Gordon Nicoll who owned Bandag and the aeroplane.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (I068) |
VH-ATF
THE NORFOLK AEROPLANE THAT NEVER WAS 
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Rockwell
Commander 690A N57158 at Moorabbin on 23 August 1974, the same day that
the aircraft came on to the Australian Register as VH-ATF. Picture:
Mike Madden |
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Rockwell
Commander 690A VH-ATF at the Brisbane Eagle Farm International Terminal
on 15 December 1974. The aircraft flew to Norfolk Island on this day for
demonstration to the NIA directors. Although the aeroplane carried NIA titles,
a sale did not eventuate and VH-ATF never operated a service for the company.
Note the British Airways Super VC-10 G-ASGF in the background. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (H201) |
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Rockwell
Commander 690A VH-ATF at Sydney KSA probably soon after its wasted trip
to Norfolk Island on 15 December 1974 when it failed to impress the directors
of NIA. The peeling titles suggest that they were indeed temporary. Picture:
Peter Ricketts |
BEECH A90 KING AIR 
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Beech
King Air A90 VH-CMT, the flagship of Thiess Bros outside the Air Express
hangar at Archerfield on 19 September 1971. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (C173) |
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Beech King Air A90
VH-CMT wearing the later Thiess Bros colours of green and gold but with
NIA titles at Brisbane Eagle Farm on 13 February 1975. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (H230)
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Beech
King Air 65-A90 VH-BIB while operating for Delta Air Services photographed
outside the Ansett terminal at Brisbane Eagle Farm on 23 November 1974.
Coincidentally the same day, the Turbo Commander VH-BSS departed from the
adjacent international terminal on NIA's seventh service to Norfolk. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (H104) |
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Beech
King Air 65-A90 VH-BIB, as the registration implies, was previously the
personal aircraft of Beechcraft agent Bib Stillwell. It was photographed
wearing NIA titles at Brisbane Eagle Farm on 19 July 1975. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (I072) |
BEECH SUPER KING AIR 200 
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VH-IBC

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Beech Super King Air
200 N9730S (later VH-IBC) and the Queensland Government's VH-SGT at the
Beechcraft factory at Wichita, Kansas in August 1975 as both aircraft
were about to depart on their delivery flights to Australia. The aircraft
are pictured with their ferry pilots, Tony Snel and Beryl Young. The red
spheres in the background are warning devices attached to wires near the
airport. Picture:
Tony Snel
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC undergoing pre service checks by Hawker Pacific at Archerfield
on 27 August 1975. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (I121)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 30 March
1977. Picture: Ron
Cuskelly (K335)
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Beech Super King
Air 200 VH-IBC with the new company logo on the tail.
Picture: Tony Snel
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC with the new company logo on the tail at the Temporary International
Terminal at Brisbane on 15 June 1977. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (L037)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC in company with VH-IBD at the Temporary International Terminal
at Brisbane on 24 October 1977. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (L162)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC in the morning sunshine at the Temporary International Terminal
at Brisbane on 1 November 1980. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (T103)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC in company with VH-IBD at the Temporary International Terminal
at Brisbane on 14 December 1980. Note the Air New Zealand DC-8 in the
background. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (T180)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC freshly repainted at the Temporary International Terminal at
Brisbane on 8 June 1981. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (U239)
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBC operated a charter to Scone, NSW for an airshow
on 30 September 1984. By this time the aeroplane had been repainted again
with gold replacing the former yellow. The aircraft also carries dual Norfolk
and Lord Howe titles.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (X439) |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBC now with simplified Norfolk Airlines titles at
Lord Howe Island on 22 April 1987. Picture:
Roger McDonald |
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBC freshly repainted in the new Norfolk Pacific livery but minus
titles at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 29 August
1987.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (AC292)
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBC freshly repainted in the new Norfolk Pacific Aviation
livery complete with titles at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane
on 18 October 1987. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (AC370) |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBC in the process of being parted out at Brisbane
Airport on 8 December 1988. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (AE557) |
VH-IBD
Charles Herman 
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Beech
Super King Air 200 N23765 at the Beechcraft factory at Wichita, Kansas prior
to its delivery flight to Australia where it would become VH-IBD. Left to
right: Keith Jarvis (company director), Stuart Dodds (Manager Brisbane),
Judy Jarvis (company director) and Chief Pilot Tony Snel. Picture:
Tony Snel |
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Newly delivered Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBD still wearing its US ferry registration N23765
at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 7 October 1977.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (L138)
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Newly delivered Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBD still wearing its US ferry registration N23765
shares the Temporary International Terminal ramp with VH-IBC at Brisbane
on 7 October 1977. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (L140)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBD arriving at the Temporary International Terminal prior to operating
its inaugural service on 24 October 1977. The aircraft now carries the
name of the company founder Charles Herman (1917-1977). Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (L149)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBD arriving at the Temporary International Terminal prior to operating
its inaugural service on 24 October 1977. Anne Winter welcomes Captain
Tony Snel. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (L151)
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Inaugural guests board
Beech Super King Air 200 VH-IBD at the Temporary International Terminal
at Brisbane on 24 October 1977. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (L173)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBD at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 14 December
1980. Picture: Ron
Cuskelly (T181)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBD at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 26 January
1981. Note the Qantas Boeing 747SP in the background.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (T286)
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBD at Adelaide, West Beach on 16 December 1983 while
leased to Lloyd Aviation from 1 November 1983 until January 1984.
Picture: Peter Gates Collection |
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Beech Super King
Air 200 VH-IBD taking off from Runway 28 at Lord Howe Island.
Picture: John Balson
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBD wearing dual Norfolk and Lord Howe titles at the Flight Facilities
terminal at Sydney Airport circa 1984.
Picture: Jenny Burrows Collection
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-IBD now with simplified Norfolk Airlines titles at
Lord Howe Island on 22 April 1987. Picture:
Roger McDonald |
VH-KTE

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Beech Super King Air
200 N23786 at Port Moresby during its delivery flight on 5 January 1978.
The aircraft was later registered to Katies Fashions as VH-KTE.
Picture: David Thollar (P348)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-KTE at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 15 July
1979. Although operating for NIA, the aircraft still carries the Katies
name.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (O147)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-KTE at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 1 November
1980. The aircraft now wears full NIA titles. Inevitably the aircraft
was always known affectionately as Katie. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (T102)
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VH-IBE

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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBE at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 15 July
1979. This aeroplane was delivered with a plush executive interior.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (O151)
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBE with NIA titles added at the Temporary International Terminal
at Brisbane on 23 November 1979. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (P053)
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Beech
Super King Air 200 DQ-FDS (formerly VH-IBE) suffered an undercarriage failure
while operating on lease to Fiji Air on 14 October 1982. The aircraft is
pictured the following day at Nausori, Suva. In the words of pilot John
Balson; "On the night of the event it was the 4th sector of the day
Rotuma-Nausori. The gear retraction started but stopped 3/4 of the way up.
Recycle down and nothing happened. Attempted manual gear extension but we
couldn’t move a thing. The problem was later traced to a failed undercarriage
actuator." The aeroplane was repaired and returned to service. Picture:
John Balson |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-MKR (formerly VH-IBE) at Toowoomba on 10 June 1985.
The small yellow sticker forward of the registration states that the aircraft
is being operated by Moore's Air Charter, Toowoomba. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (Z048) |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-MKR (formerly VH-IBE) at Brisbane in May 1988. The
aircraft now wears a new livery with a stylised M on the tail to indicate
ownership by Moore's Air Charter, Toowoomba. Picture:
David Sparks (AD316) |
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The
Norfolk Island Airlines fleet of four Beech Super King Air 200 posed for
a family portrait at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on
15 July 1979. Left to Right:
VH-IBE, VH-IBD, VH-IBC & VH-KTE. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (O178) |
VH-MXK

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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-MXK was chartered from Hazelton Air Services while VH-IBC was unserviceable.
The aircraft was photographed at the Brisbane Temporary International
Terminal on 24 April 1981 while operating one of four sectors for NIA
during the two days 24-25 April. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (U214)
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VH-IBF

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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-KNR at Albury on 7 February 1982 while operating for
Wings Australia. Picture:
Roger McDonald (V265) |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-KNR with Norfolk Airlines titles at Cairns sometime
prior to February 1987 when it became VH-IBF. Picture:
Peter Gates |
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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-IBF in Lord Howe Island Airlines livery at the Temporary International
Terminal at Brisbane on 23 February 1987. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (AB505)
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VH-AAZ

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Beech
Super King Air 200 N23915 at Bankstown on 22 May 1977. The aeroplane became
VH-AAZ on 19 September 1977. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (K371) |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-AAZ at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane
on 8 April 1985. The aircraft carries dual Norfolk and Lord Howe titles.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (Y481) |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-AAZ with simplified Norfolk Airlines titles at Lord
Howe Island on 22 April 1987. Picture:
Roger McDonald |
VH-SPQ

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Beech Super King Air
200 VH-SPQ with Norfolk titles and the Norfolk Pacific logo on the rudder
at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane on 19 June 1988.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (AD343)
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VH-NIA

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Beech Super King
Air 200 VH-NIA at Darwin on 24 August 1997.
Picture: Paul Daw
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VH-NIB

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Beech Super King
Air 200 VH-NIB photographed at Sydney KSA on 9 September 1988.
Picture: Tony Arbon
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VH-NIC

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Beech
Super King Air 200 N40QN at the Temporary International Terminal at Brisbane
on 3 July 1988. The aircraft became VH-NIC on 26 August 1988.
Picture: Ron Cuskelly (AD347) |
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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-NIC at Essendon on 24 September 1990 with a low visibility
registration on the ventral fin and a small Australian flag on the rudder.
Picture: Tony Arbon |
VH-NIH

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Beech
Super King Air 200 VH-THS was the first of type on the Australian Register
when it was imported by Thiess Brothers in October 1974. The aircraft is
pictured outside the Ansett hangars at Eagle Farm on 8 February 1975. After
passing through the hands of the National Safety Council of Australia the
aircraft finally joined the Norfolk fleet as VH-NIH in 1989. Picture:
Ron Cuskelly (H226) |
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Beech Super King
Air 200 VH-NIH at Perth on 30 December 1989. Picture:
David Eyre
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DASH
8 VH-NID 
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Newly arrived DHC-8-103
Dash 8 100B VH-NID at Brisbane in October 1989. The aircraft carries its
Manufacturer's Serial Number 170 under the cockpit and is yet to acquire
Norfolk markings. Picture:
David Sparks (AF229)
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DHC-8-103 Dash 8
100B VH-NID in Norfolk colours at Brisbane in November 1989.
Picture: Peter Gates
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Issue
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Date
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Remarks |
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13MAY23
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Added
images of the following thanks to Warwick Bigsworth.
Islander VH-MET
Westwind VH-JPW (2 images)
Navajo Chieftain VH-SBN
Cessna 421C VH-TRC
Queen Air VH-MWH (2 images)
Queen Air VH-FDR |
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07JAN23
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Added
an image Beech 200 VH-IBD with Lloyd Aviation titles. |
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21MAY20
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Added
an image of Cessna 421B VH-TWH
in Sunbird colours thanks to Geoff Goodall. |
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11MAY20
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Added
an image of Beech 200 VH-IBD wearing dual Norfolk
and Lord Howe titles. Thanks to Jenny Burrows. |
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07MAY20
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Added
an image of Cessna 404 VH-TMU thanks to Roger McDonald.
Images of NIA personnel have been moved to the Family
Album page. |
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06MAY20
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Added
the following images:
Navajo Chieftain VH-HSI after it was written off in
a storm. Thanks to James Wing.
Cessna 404 VH-TMP.
Cessna 421B VH-MQZ. |
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05MAY20
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Added
the following images:
A superior image of Beech Baron VH-EYH thanks to Eric Favelle.
Twin Otter VH-NIO thanks to Geoff Goodall.
Bandeirante VH-FCG thanks to Geoff Goodall.
Bandeirante VH-FCK thanks to Geoff Goodall.
Bandeirante VH-KIQ in full Norfolk livery thanks to Geoff Goodall.
Beech 200 VH-MKR (formerly VH-IBE) with Moore's Air Charter (2 images)
Cessna 310 in full Norfolk livery (believed to be VH-TDS) thanks to Roger
McDonald.
Cessna 421B VH-CSF in full Norfolk livery thanks to Roger McDonald.
Beech 200 VH-IBC being parted out in December 1988. |
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03MAY20
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Added
images of Flightways Cessna Conquests VH-FWA and
VH-KDJ thanks to Geoff Goodall. |
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01MAY20
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Added
an image of Islander VH-INB in full Norfolk livery
thanks to Tony Arbon. |
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30APR20
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Added
a recent image of Queen Air VH-MRH (formerly
VH-BQA) thanks to Bob Calaby. |
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26APR20
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Added
an image of Beech 200 VH-KNR (later VH-IBF) while
operating for Wings Australia.
Added an image of Beech 90 VH-CMT while operating
for Thiess Bros.
Added an image of Beech 90 VH-BIB while operating
for Delta Air Services. |
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26APR20
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Added
an image of VH-KNR (later VH-IBF) thanks to Peter
Gates. |
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21APR20
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Added
images of the following aircraft by Mike Madden thanks to Tony Arbon and
Ian Mcdonell:
Bandeirante VH-FCG in full Norfolk livery.
Bandeirante VH-KIP with Country Courier Services titles. |
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19APR20
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Added
images of the following aircraft thanks to Roger McDonald:
Bandeirante VH-FCG in full Norfolk livery.
Bandeirante VH-KIQ with Country Courier Services titles.
Citation VH-FCQ with Country Courier Services titles.
MU-2 VH-JER with Country Courier Services titles.
MU-2 VH-MIT with Country Courier Services titles.
Turbo Commander VH-ATF before and after its wasted demonstartion trip to
NLK.
Beech 200 VH-AAZ in Norfolk colours at LDH on 22APR87.
Beech 200 VH-IBC in Norfolk colours at LDH on 22APR87.
Beech 200 VH-IBD in Norfolk colours at LDH on 22APR87. |
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18APR20
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Added
an image of VH-IBD showing the name Charles Herman on the nose. Thanks
to Tony Snel.
Memorabilia moved to a new page. |
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17APR20
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Added
images of VH-IBC and VH-IBD at the Beechcraft factory and an air-to-air
image of VH-IBC with the new logo on the tail. All thanks to Tony Snel. |
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16APR20
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Added
the four Queensland Pacific Airlines Mohawks. |
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13APR20
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Added
an image of Queen Air VH-FDR. |
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12APR20
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Added
an image of a postage stamp featuring VH-IBC thanks to John Balson. |
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11APR20
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Added
images of VH-NIA, VH-NIC and VH-NIF thanks to Tony Arbon.
Added an image of Bandeirante VH-KIQ. |
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10APR20
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Added
images of Graham Syphers and John Balson at the controls of the Dash 8.
Thanks to John Balson.
Added an image of VH-NIB thanks to Tony Arbon. |
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09APR20
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Added
images of VH-EME, DQ-FCQ, DQ-FDS, VH-AAZ, N23915, VH-NIE and P2-BCM.
Added an image of VH-IBD taking off from Lord Howe Island thanks to John
Balson. |
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07APR20
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Added an
image of Learjet VH-WFE with Norfolk Jet Charter titles. Thanks to John
Balson. |
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07APR20
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Design
changes. |
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06APR20
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Added two
images of Piper Navajo Chieftain VH-RDL.
Added an image of Learjet VH-WFJ thanks to Peter Gates. |
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06APR20
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Original
issue. |