VH-NJW. BAe 146-200. c/n E2034.


Ordered new by Pacific Southwest Airlines (USA)

Rolled off the British Aerospace production line at Hatfield - 1985

Powered by four Textron Lycoming ALF502-R5 engines

First flown as N354PS at Hatfield - May 9, 1985

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N354PS - May 1985

Delivered to Pacific Southwest Airlines - May 24, 1985

Aircraft was named 'The Smile of Concord'

Reregistered N174US - October 1987

Pacific Southwest Airlines merged with US Air - April 9, 1988

Withdrawn from use and stored at Mojave, California in basic livery without titles - May 1991

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - May 1996

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-DEBD - May 23, 1996

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

Leased to Debonair Airways Ltd as registered operator - June 21, 1996

Ferried Cambridge-Luton on delivery to Debonair - June 21, 1996

Operated first revenue service with Debonair Luton-Barcelona-Luton - June 23, 1996

Rolled out at Southend in basic Lufthansa City Line livery with Debonair titles - March 3, 1999

Debonair Airways Ltd ceased operations due to financial difficulties - September 30, 1999

Aircraft impounded at Manchester Airport - September 30, 1999

Returned to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

New registration marks of 'G-BZBB' applied to the aircraft at Woodford - January 20, 2000

Observed at Woodford in basic Lufthansa livery with 'on behalf of Lufthansa' titles - January 21, 2000

Reregistered as G-BZBB - January 21, 2000

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

Observed at Stansted as G-BZBB - May 2, 2000

Ferried Stansted-Woodford - May 5, 2000

Observed at Stansted in full Qantas Link livery - May 10, 2000

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd - May 24, 2000

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - May 24, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJW - May 25, 2000

Registered to BAe Aircraft Systems Ltd

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as registered operator on behalf of Qantas

Departed Stansted on delivery flight to Australia - May 26, 2000

Arrived Adelaide at conclusion of delivery flight - May 29, 2000

Ferry route: Stansted-Brindisi-Luxor-Dubai-Ahmedabad-Calcutta-Phuket-Jakarta-

Port Headland-Adelaide

Ferried Adelaide-Brisbane - May 31, 2000

Operated first Airlink revenue service Brisbane-Canberra as QF851 - June 1, 2000

Operated its final QantasLink service Kalgoorlie-Perth as QF1899 - June 5, 2005

Ferried Perth-Adelaide as QF6201 on return to National Jet - June 6, 2005

Prepared for lease to Asian Spirit Airlines (Philippines)

Departed Adelaide on delivery flight to Philippines - July 7, 2005

Ferry route: Adelaide-Darwin-Manado-Manila (Clark Air Force Base)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 19, 2005

Entered onto the Philippines Aircraft Register as RP-C2995 - July 2005

Damaged beyond repair whilst landing at Catarman Airport - November 14, 2005

Aircraft was operating flight 6K587 Manila International-Catarman

On landing the aircraft aquaplaned on runway 04/22 which was 1350 metres long in bad weather conditions

Came to rest in a muddy rice field with the 6 crew and 32 passengers escaping injury

Damage was estimated to cost around $US 250,000 to repair

Considered to be uneconomical to repair and is derelict at Catarman (last report)


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