VH-KRA
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| Type: | Aero Commander 680F |
| MSN: | 1036-52 |
| Previous Identities: | N6205X |
History:
| 14APR61 | Registered as N6205X. (Source: Barry Collman) |
| 23MAY61 | Registered N6205X to Air Carrier Service Corp., Washington DC. (Source: Barry Collman) |
| 06JUL62 | Registered VH-KRA to King Ranch Pastoral Co Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Vic. CofR No 3462. |
| 10JUN69 | Registered VH-KRA to QASCO (NG) Pty Ltd, Boroko, PNG. |
| 08APR74 | Registered VH-KRA to QASCO Aerial Surveys, Brisbane, Qld. |
| 09MAY75 | Registered VH-KRA to Executive Air Services, Essendon, Vic. |
| 03JUN75 | Registered VH-KRA to Adastra Aerial Surveys, Mascot, NSW. |
| 06MAR76 | Competed in the Qantas Air Race from Moorabbin to Swan Hill and return. (Source: Ian MacNeill) |
| 22APR77 | Registered VH-KRA to East-West Airlines Ltd, Tamworth, NSW. |
| 12SEP79 | Registered VH-KRA to R.A. Cowley, Morisset Park, NSW. trading as Cowley Airways. (Source: Russell Legg) |
| JUN80 | By this time R.A. Cowley was trading as Cowley / Research Australia Corporation. (Source: Russell Legg) |
| DEC80 | Noted with Cowley Airways Ltd. Australia titles. (Source: Russell Legg) |
| 16JAN81 | Registered VH-KRA to Michael K. Jones, Mackay, Qld. trading as Pioneer Airlines / Pioneer Flight Centre. (Source: Russell Legg) |
| 08AUG81 | Noted at Maitland Airport, NSW still with Cowley Airways Ltd. Australia titles. (Source: Russell Legg) |
| 20JAN82 | Withdrawn from use. |
| 25JUL02 | Noted on the fire dump at Mackay Airport. |
| JUN04 | Noted at Mackay Airport. The airframe is mounted on a trailer and used for fire fighting and rescue drills. |
| 05JAN08 | Still present mounted on a trailer at Mackay Airport. (Source: Russell Legg) |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 5 | 16JUN15 |
Added
a reference to the aircraft competing in the Qantas Air Race
on 06MAR76. Thanks to Ian MacNeill.
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| 4 | 30AUG08 |
Added
an image while with King Ranch. Thanks to Greg Banfield and
Eddie Coates.
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| 3 | 15JUN08 |
Several
updates thanks to Russell Legg and Barry Collman. Added two
new images thanks to Mike Madden and Roger McDonald.
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| 2 | 14JUN04 |
Added
a recent report from Mackay as well as a photo. Thanks to Cliff
Robinson.
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| 1 | 22JAN03 |
Original
Issue. Thanks to Tony Arbon.
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