VH-BBA. AW-650-101 Argosy. c/n 6656.
First flown as G-1-3 - September 23, 1959 Registered as G-APWW to Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft Ltd - October 19, 1959 Delivered new to Riddle Airlines - becoming N6503R - January 24, 1961 Sold to Capitol Airways Inc - June 1962 Sold to Universal Airlines Inc - becoming N892U - 1967 Sold to Sagittair Ltd - becoming G-APWW - February 16, 1973 Sold to Air Bridge Carriers Ltd - 1974 Sold to Brain & Brown Air Cargo - May 1, 1974 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BBA - May 30, 1974 Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - June 24, 1974 to July 4, 1974 Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - December 24, 1975 Sold to Ipec Aviation and completely refurbished - 1977 Registered to Interstate Parcel Express Co (Aust) Pty Ltd - January 12, 1978 Aircraft was named 'Spirit of Enterprise' Registered to I.P.E.C. (Aust) Pty Ltd - April 2, 1980 Registered to World Vision of Australia - April 3, 1980 Leased to Kris Air, Singapore - becoming N37807 - April, 1980 Aircraft was named 'Sir Stanford Raffles' Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 14, 1980 Sold to Air Tenggarra - 1981 Sold to IPEC, arriving at Melbourne - August 3, 1982 Registered to Interstate Parcel Express Co. (Aust) Pty Ltd - June 24, 1983 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IPD - June 24, 1983 Operated its final IPEC service - December 1, 1989 Scrapped at Melbourne's Essendon Airport by Simmsmetal Ltd - December 3, 1990 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 5, 1990 Had flown 32,028 hours / 23,615 cycles |
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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1975 (Image 1920-222. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1976 (Image 1920-316. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1976 (Image 1920-317. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1976 (Image 1920-318. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1976 (Image 1920-320. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1976 (Image 1920-319. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - original colors & titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, September 1976 (Image 1920-178. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BBA. BBA Cargo - original colors & titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, September 1976. (Image 1920-177. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Ipec - in original livery being prepared for inaugural test flight at Essendon Airport, Jan 1978. (Image 1920-255. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Ipec - in original livery being prepared for inaugural test flight at Essendon Airport, Jan 1978. (Image 1920-256. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Ipec - original colors & titles being prepared for inaugural test flight at Essendon Airport, Jan 1978. (Image 1920-026. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Ipec - original colors & titles taxiing out for its inaugural test flight at Essendon Airport, Jan 1978. (Image 1920-025. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Ipec - original colors & titles taking-off on its inaugural test flight, January 1978. (Image 1920-027. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Ipec - original colors & titles taxiing in after successful inaugural test flight, January 1978. (Image 1920-196. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Ipec - in the original livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, June 1978. (Image 1920-179. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Ipec - in the original livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1978. (Image 1920-321. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Ipec - in the original livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1978. (Image 1920-322. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Ipec - in the original livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1978. (Image 1920-323. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Ipec - in the original livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, September 1978. (Image 1920-324. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Ipec - in the revised livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1979. (Image 1920-180. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Ipec - in the revised livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 1920-028. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Kris Air - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1980. (Image 1920-325. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Kris Air - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1980. (Image 1920-326. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-BBA. Kris Air - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1980. (Image 1920-257. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
VH-BBA. Kris Air - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1980. (Image 1920-169. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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N37807. Ipec - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, October 1982. (Image 1920-182. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
N87007.5 Ipec - undergoing overhaul with bogus reg'n at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1983. (Image 1920-184. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
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VH-IPD. Ipec - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1984. (Image 1920-258. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
VH-IPD. Ipec - in the final livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, December 1986. (Image 1920-171. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-IPD. Ipec - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, August 1983. (Image 1920-170. R. N. Smith Collection) |
VH-IPD. Ipec - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (Image 1920-120. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
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VH-IPD. Ipec - with an all-metal body at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (Image 1920-119. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
VH-IPD. Ipec - with an all-metal body at Melbourne Airport, June 1988. (Image 1920-340. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-IPD. Ipec - awaiting the arrival of the wreckers at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-341. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-IPD. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-342. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-IPD. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-343. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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