Skydiving Pacific Aerospace PAC750XL VH-ZVM at Bundaberg Airport - And More!

During the afternoon on Thursday 12 April, Port Macquarie (New South Wales) registered Pacific Aerospace PAC750XL VH-ZVM was noted arriving into Bundaberg Airport from Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast. 

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VH-ZVM is pictured above at Caloundra in late 2017 where it has been operating as a skydiving platform.

VH-ZVM was due to continue to Mackay Airport and Innisfail but looked to remain overnight at Bundy and eventually departed Bundaberg Airport late morning on Friday 13 April.

Meanwhile, a couple of other interesting light General Aviation (GA) and other aircraft have also been noted visiting Bundaberg and other Fraser Coast Airports in recent days.

Air Queensland's Partenavia P.68B VH-IYF was also noted visiting several CQ Airports including Bundaberg, Gladstone and Mackay at various times every day this week.  It completed multiple flights out of and back to its Redcliffe base.

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Of interest, also on Friday 13 April, Air Queensland's Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain VH-XLB departed Bundaberg Airport for Redcliffe after being hangared at Bundy undergoing planned maintenance since late March.

Bontrail (Strahman Farms) Cessna 208 Caravan VH-SJJ was noted visiting Bundaberg Airport from and back to its Toowoomba base on Thursday 12 April.  It returned to Bundy on Friday 13 April from Toowoomba and later departed to Mundubberra and Moree in New South Wales.

Finally, on Wednesday 11 April, the Queensland Government Airwing (State of Queensland) Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SGQ was noted flying into Maryborough and then Bundaberg Airports while on a flight from and back to Brisbane.

Photos taken by Simon Coates and Col B  ©