VH-IPB. AW-650-222 Argosy. c/n 6805.


First flown as G-ATTC - November 11, 1965

Delivered new to British European Airways - November 21, 1965

Sold to Transair / Midwest - becoming CF-TAZ - April 30, 1970

Sold to Soaco - becoming TR-LWR - November 9, 1976

Sold to Ipec Aviation - becoming VH-IPB - May 22, 1978

Aircraft was entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IPB - September 1, 1978

Registered to Interstate Parcel Express Co (Aust) Pty Ltd - September 1, 1978

Aircraft was initially named 'Spirit of Patience' & later 'G.P. Barton'

It was finally named 'Virtue of Patience'

Operated its last Ipec service - March 5, 1990

Leased to Safe-Air, New Zealand - becoming ZK-SAL - April 23, 1990

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 2, 1990

Operated its final Safe-Air service - September 22, 1990

Returned to the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IPB - November 2, 1990

Aircraft did not reenter service and was stored at Melbourne's Essendon Airport

Scrapped by Simmsmetal Ltd - December 3, 1990

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 5, 1990

Had flown 28,416 hours / 18,183 cycles


G-ATTC. BEA Cargo - in the full livery, location & date unknown.

(Image 1920-329. R. N. Smith Collection)

 

CF-TAZ. Transair Cargo - in the full livery at unknown location, July 1975.

(Image 1920-203. R. N. Smith Collection)

TR-LWR. Soaco - in basic Transair livery at unknown location, July 1976.

(Image 1920-111. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, September 1978.

(Image 1920-337. G. Bennett Photograph)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(Image 1920-194. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1979.

(Image 1920-336. G. Bennett Photograph)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1979.

(Image 1920-345. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1979.

(Image 1920-225. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1920-115. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1920-114. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1984.

(Image 1920-346. G. Bennett Photograph)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in partial livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1989.

(Image 1920-175. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-IPB. Ipec - in the full livery but without tail titles at Brisbane Airport, October 1989.

(Image 1920-116. P. J. Gates Photograph)

ZK-SAL. Safe Air - in basic Ipec livery with Safe Air tail logo at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1920-121. P. J. Gates Photograph)

ZK-SAL. Safe Air - basic Ipec livery with Safe Air tail logo at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, November 1990.

(Image 1920-186. R. N. Smith Collection)

ZK-SAL. Ipec - awaiting the wreckers at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, November 1990.

(Image 1920-221. P. J. Gates Collection)

ZK-SAL. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990.

(Image 1920-338. G. Bennett Photograph)

ZK-SAL. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990.

(Image 1920-339. G. Bennett Photograph)