MISCELLANEOUS ADASTRA AIRCRAFT

BEECH 65 QUEEN AIR VH-CTE
(MSN LC-85)

 

Beech Queen Air G-ARII at Moorabbin in April 1968. The following month, the aeroplane became VH-CTE. Picture: Geoff Goodall	Beech Queen Air VH-CTE of Civil Flying Services at Brisbane, Eagle Farm on 30 June 1973. Although never registered to Adastra, this venerable aeroplane was leased for a time. Picture: Ron Cuskelly
Beech Queen Air VH-CTE at Perth on 24 May 1975. What a difference a paint job makes! Picture: Roger McDonald	Beech Queen Air VH-CTE at Noosa in April 1978 in service with Noosa Air. Picture: Geoff Goodall
Beech Queen Air VH-CTE of Kevron Photographics at Jandakot on 4 April 1988. Picture: David Eyre AAWA	The fuselage of Beech Queen Air VH-CTE in bushland near the DFES Rescue Helicopter Base at Jandakot on 23 November 2013. Picture: David Eyre AAWA

 

HISTORY OF VH-CTE

JAN61		Registered G-ARII to Short Bros & Harland Ltd (Beech agents for UK)
MAY61		Change of ownership to British Oxygen Co Ltd
APR66		Change of ownership to Brabham Racing Organisation Ltd
29MAY68		Registered VH-CTE to Civil Flying Services, Moorabbin
APR75		Noted at Perth operating RPT services with CFS
APR78		Photographed at Noosa in service with Noosa Air
NOV80		Purchased from Hawker Pacific by Kevron Photographics Pty Ltd, Perth
28JUN83		Withdrawn from service
08DEC83		Returned to service
90		Dismantled at Jandakot
31OCT95		Officially de-registered
23NOV13		The fuselage was still extant at Jandakot.

See also Polishing VH-CTE by Neil Spencer

 

Issue	Date	Remarks
2	18NOV23	Added two images thanks to David Eyre.