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


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)

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)

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)

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)

VH-IPA. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980.

(Image 1920-288. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)