VH-WZS. de Havilland DHC-8-102. c/n 005.

also registered as: VH-QQA.


First flown as C-GGTO - June 14, 1984

Registered to Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada

Leased to City Express - September 5, 1985

Repossessed by Mutual Life - August 1, 1990

Stored at Toronto, Canada

Sold to Canopus Leasing Inc and registered as N85CL - Jube 13, 1991

Leased to ICARO (Instituto Civil Aeronautica) becoming HC-BSX - October 4, 1993

Returned to Canopus Leasing Inc - November 1994

Reregistered as N4229R - December 23, 1994

Sold to Southern Australia Airlines - February 5, 1995

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-WZS - February 14, 1995

Registered to

Aircraft named 'City of Burnie'

Reregistered as VH-QQA - May 13, 2005

Registered to Skytrans Pty Ltd, Cairns

Leased to Bill Peach for Aircruising Australia tourist flights

Current with Skytrans - 2011


VH-WZS. Southern Australia - in the Qantas livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-WZS. Southern Australia - in the Qantas livery at Canberra Airport, March 1995.

VH-QQA. Aircruising Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2011.

VH-QQA. Aircruising Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2011.