Brisbane-based Crockett Aviation Group Beech B200 King Air VH-FAQ "Navair 173" Calls into a Couple of CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Wednesday 6 September, Brisbane-based Crockett Aviation Group Beech B200 King Air VH-FAQ as "Navair 173" flew into the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site from Townsville before it then flew down to Rockhampton Airport and then Archerfield. It had flown North from Archerfield the previous day.

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Austrek Aviation Beech B200 Super King Air VH-ZGD visited Moura Aerodrome from Toowoomba.

And Helicorp (of Essendon in Victoria) Bell 412EP VH-LWF landed at Charleville Airport after flying up from the Oakey Army Aviation Centre.  It then continued to Winton and points to the North-West.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 7 September, VH-LWF was noted arriving into RAAF Base Tindal at Katherine and then Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 6 September, MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-MMC visited Labona from the Sunshine Coast.

Bowenville (near Toowoomba) based Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ made a late arrival into Rockhampton Airport from Dalby.  It then looked to fly down to Sydney and then to Archerfield.

Finally, also on Wednesday 6 September, through the morning and early afternoon a lot of Western Australia based lighties landed at Longreach Airport from Birdsville. These included Bonanza VH-LRP, Baron VH-OVP, Trinidad VH-LQC, Jabiru 19-4046, Vans RV14s VH-FNE and VH-IFC, Vans RV7s VH-VTL, VH-OCH, VH-UWF and VH-MRV, Cessna 172 VH-ZDR, Saratoga VH-LPW, Vans RV8 VH-TZK and Vans RV6 VH-DUO. 

Also noted arriving into Longreach Airport were New South Wales based Beech Duchess VH-BFP, Cessna 182 VH-SHN and Cessna 172 VH-WYZ which all arrived from Roma Airport, plus Saratoga VH-LTC which arrived from the Gold Coast. 

UPDATE!  On Thursday 7 September, the NSW aircraft at Longreach Airport departed there to Townsville.

UPDATE!  On Friday 8 September, the WA aircraft at Longreach Airport departed there to Boulia. Another one in that group was Cessna 182 VH-UCV for a total of 15.

Photo taken by Steve Vit  ©