It appears that a former Central Queensland-based helicopter has finally departed Australia for good following a period of storage at the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour.
Former Heli-Aust Whitsundays (Mackay Helicopters) Bell 222 helicopter VH-TOR was recently noted as being cancelled from the Australian aircraft register and being placed on the Papua New Guinea aircraft register. It appears to have ferried out of the Whitsundays via Cairns and and points North sometime during March.
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| VH-TOR at Mackay Airport (File photo) |
The Bell 222 has been placed on the Papua New Guinea aircraft register as P2-HOT and looks to be registered to Manolos Aviation of New Rabaul in PNG.
Fellow former Heli-Aust Whitsundays (Mackay Helicopters) Bell 430 helicopter VH-HIA appears - at this stage - to be remaining in storage at the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour.
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| VH-HIA on approach to Mackay Airport (File photo) |
It has been reported that it too will eventually head to Papua New Guinea so it will interesting to see if it heads to the same operator!
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