VH-IPA. AW-650-222 Argosy. c/n 6803.
First flown as G-ASXO - April 28, 1965 Delivered new to British European Airways - April 28, 1965 Sold to Transair / Midwest - becoming CF-TAX - April 4, 1970 Sold to Soaco - becoming TR-LWQ - November 2. 1976 Sold to Ipec Aviation - May 22, 1978 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IPA - March 3, 1979 Registered to Interstate Parcel Express Co (Aust) Pty Ltd - March 9, 1979 Aircraft was named 'Spirit of Perseverance' & later 'G.P. Farrell' Aircraft was finally named 'Virtue of Perseverance' Operated its final Ipec service - Sydney-Melbourne - April 6, 1990 Withdarwn from use and stored at Melbourne's Essendon Airport Scrapped by Simmsmetal Ltd - December 3, 1990 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 5, 1990 Had flown 29,466 hours / 17,868 cycles |
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G-ASXO. BEA Cargo - in their full colors at Zurich Airport, April 1968. (Image 1920-204. R. N. Smith Collection) |
G-ASXO. Transair - in their full colors and no titles, April 1970. (Image 1920-202. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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TR-LWQ. Ipec - in basic Transair livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, June 1978. (Image 1920-185. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
TR-LWQ. Ipec - in basic Transair livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, June 1978. (Image 1920-110. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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TR-LWQ. Ipec - in basic Transair livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, June 1978. (Image 1920-327. G. Bennett Photograph) |
TR-LWQ. Ipec - in basic Transair livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, August 1978. (Image 1920-328. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-IPA. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1979. (Image 1920-330. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-IPA. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1979. (Image 1920-259. E. D. Daw Photograph) |
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VH-IPA. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980. (Image 1920-288. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-IPA. Ipec - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1985. (Image 1920-181. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-IPA. Ipec - in basic metal livery with full titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, November 1985. (Image 1920-174. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-IPA. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1987. (Image 1920-331. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-IPA. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1989. (Image 1920-173. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-IPA. Ipec - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (Image 1920-113. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
VH-IPA. Ipec - awaiting the wreckers at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-332. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-IPA. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-333. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-IPA. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-334. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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VH-IPA. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-335. G. Bennett Photograph) |
VH-IPA. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-344. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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