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VH-BFC. de Havilland DHC-4A Caribou. c/n 23.
Originally built as a DHC-4 in 1961 First flown as FV55001 - 1962 Leased to Swedish Air Force for evaluation purposes as TP-55 - June 1962 Assigned to TP-9 Squadron of F7 Wing at Satenas Air Base, Sweden Returned to de Havilland and arrived at Downview, Canada - March 27, 1965 Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as CF-SOD Upgraded to DHC-4A standard becoming the first such aircraft Sold to Ansett-M.A.L. - May 8, 1965 Accepted by Ansett at Toronto, Canada August 7, 1965 Ferried route: Toronto-San Francisco-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney Flight crew: Capts W. Johns, J. Downie; F/E G. Salmond Arrived at de Havilland Bankstown for installation of gravity roller conveyor system - August 19, 1965 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BFC - September 17, 1965 Registered to Mandated Airlines Ltd Delivered to Ansett-M.A.L. - September 17, 1965 Operated first revenue service with Ansett-M.A.L. - September 17, 1965 Due to D.C.A. restrictions it could not use its STOL potential in New Guinea Operated last revenue service in New Guinea - January 7, 1969 Ferried New Guinea-Melbourne - January 9, 1969 Sold to Hawker de Havilland Australia - January 1969 Sold to Bannock Aerospace Ltd, Canada - January 1969Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - June 19, 1969 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N11HB - June 1969 Departed Melbourne as N11HB on delivery to Bannock - June 26, 1969 Sold to Anglo-Ecuador Oilfields Co becoming HC-AVY Sold to Sultan of Oman Air Force becoming 805 Sold to La Sarre Air Services (Propair), Quebec, Canada - October 1977 Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GVGX - October 1977 Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - October 1986 Reported to have been used to smuggle arms from El Salvador to Nicaragua - 1986 |
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CF-SOD. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Downview Airport, August 1965. |
VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Port Moresby Airport, October 1966. |
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VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, August 1968. |
VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1969. |
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VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1969. |
VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1969. |
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VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the basic livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, April 1969. |
N11HB. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the basic livery at an unknown location, July 1969. |
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N11HB. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the basic livery
at Anchorage Airport, April 1971. |
C-GVGX. La Sarre Air Services - in the full livery
at an unknown location, June 1981. |
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