VH-ATD. Fokker F28-1044 Fellowship. c/n 11047.

Was also registered as: C-FTAR; TU-PAB; TU-TGW.

 

This aircraft was originally built for Fairchild-Hiller Corporation

First flown as 'N289FH' - February 22, 1972

Powered by Rolls Royce RB183-2 Spey Mk555-15 engines

It was delivered to Fairchild-Hiller Corporation - December 01, 1972

Sold to Fokker - December 01, 1972

Placed in storage at Woensdrecht - December 01, 1972

It had flown 9 hours with 10 cycles

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXI - April 27, 1977

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

Sold to the Department of Civil Aviation - May 1977

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ATD - May 11, 1977

Registered to Department of Transport, Air Transport Group, Melbourne

Accepted by Department of Civil Aviation at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - May 23, 1977

The aircraft was acquired for the calibration and testing of navigational aids around Australia

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - May 23, 1977

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - May 28, 1977

The Department of Civil Aviation was restructured and called Airservices Australia - July 14, 1995

Registered to Airservices Australia - July 14, 1995

It was observed with 'Flight Inspection New Zealand' titles - February 04, 1997

Offered for sale - November 1997

Operated its last service Sydney - Griffith - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - November 13, 1997

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Essendon) - November 14, 1997

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Essendon) - November 14, 1997

Returned to service - December 1997

Operated Melbourne (Essendon) - Richmond - East Sale - Melbourne training flights - January 27 - 29, 1998

Operated its final flight Melbourne (Avalon) - Melbourne (Essendon) flight as Auscal 100 - February 03, 1998

Sold to Time Air Inc, Canada - 1998

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 26, 1998

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FTAR - April 02, 1998

Registered to Canadian Regional Airlines t/a Time Air

Departed Melbourne (Essendon) on the ferry flight to Calgary, Canada - April 02, 1998

Arrived Calgary aon completion of the ferry flight - April 06, 1998

Ferry route: Melbourne - Cairns - Guam - Okinawa - Sapparo - Petropavlovski Kamchatskiy - Anchorage - Calgary

The aircraft was named 'Spirit of New York'

Transferred to Canadian Regional Airlines when Time Air and Ontario Express merged - March 01, 1993'

Canadian Regional Airlines was merged with Air Canada Regional - January 01, 2001

Leased to Air NorTerra Inc t/a Canadian North - July 01, 2001

Withdrawn from use and stored in the basic Canadian Regional livery at Calgary - November 15, 2003

It was observed at Saskatoon in the basic Canadian Regional livery - March 05, 2005

Stored at Saskatoon in the basic Canadian Regional livery without engines - March 15, 2005

Sold to Quest Aviation Holding Ltd - July 2006

Registered to Quest Aviation Holdings Ltd in partnership with General Partner 3814742, Canada Ltd

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 21, 2009

Entered onto the Ivory Coast Aircraft Register as TU-PAB - January 22, 2009

It was observed at Saskatoon in Canadian North livery as 'TU-PAB' - January 22, 2009

Ferried Saskatoon - Gander - Santa Maria - Dinard for overhaul - January 25 - 26, 2009

It was observed parked at Dinard as 'TU-PAB' - June 28, 2009

Departed Dinard in new corporate livery - October 27, 2009

It was observed at Abidjan as an executive transport operated by Aero Corporate - November 18, 2009

Reregistered as TU-TGW - 2009

Current with Aero Corporate (Ivory Coast)

 

 

VH-ATD. Department of Transport Australia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, July 12, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-073.)

VH-ATD. Department of Transport Australia - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1996-089.)

VH-ATD. Department of Transport Australia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-074.)

VH-ATD. Department of Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-186.)

VH-ATD. Department of Aviation - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 29, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1996-090.)

VH-ATD. Department of Aviation - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 18, 1987.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-319.)

VH-ATD. Department of Aviation - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 18, 1987.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-075.)

VH-ATD. Civil Aviation Authority Australia - in the revised livery with additional 'Airways New Zealand' titles at Auckland Airport, November 12, 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-671.)

VH-ATD. Civil Aviation Authority Australia - in the revised livery with additional 'Airways New Zealand' titles at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 1991.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-076.)

VH-ATD. Civil Aviation Authority - in the final livery with additional 'Flight Inspection Australia' titles at Brisbane Airport, March 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-207.)

VH-ATD. Airservices Australia - in the final livery at Nelson Airport, October 1995.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 1995-208.)

VH-ATD. CAA Airways New Zealand - in the final livery at Wellington Airport, April 1996.

(M. Richardson Copyright Image 1995-209.)

VH-ATD. CAA Australia - in the final livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-114.)

C-FTAR. Canadian North - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-210.)

C-FTAR. Canadian North - in the standard livery at Calgary Airport, August 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-501.)