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 |
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G-ATTC. BEA Cargo - in the full livery, location & date unknown. (Image 1920-329. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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ZK-SAL. Ipec - the end of the road at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1990. (Image 1920-339. G. Bennett Photograph) |
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