VH-CHM (NTU)
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Type: L-188C / L-188CF Electra
Msn: 1112
Previous Identities:
| 26NOV58 | Ordered by Northwest |
| 25NOV59 | First flight |
| 15DEC59 | Delivered to Northwest as N129US |
| 28MAR61 | Entered LEAP as LEAP #113 NWA-7 |
| 24APR61 | Completed LEAP |
| 20JAN70 | Sold to International Skyways Inc |
| 22APR70 | Re-registered N777DP |
| 04OCT71 | Sold to Pignatari SA |
| 29OCT71 | Delivered to Pignatari SA, Rio de Janeiro as PT-DZK |
| 75 | Sold to Omni Aircraft Sales Inc as N8LG |
| DEC76 | Sold to Wayne J. Hilmer |
| JAN77 | Leased to Cathedral of Tomorrow Inc |
| JUN77 | Visited Australia on an evangelical mission |
| 05MAY78 | Seen at Miami, Florida with COTE Inc |
| 02SEP81 | Seen at Fort Lauderdale, Florida with titles "The Rex Humbard Foundation" and registered to National Leasing Corporation, Pittsburgh |
| MAY85 | Registered to JBQ Aviation Corp, Miami, Florida. Operated by TPI International Airways |
| 18JUL85 | Re-registered N360Q as L-188CF |
| 06JUN89 | Seen at Manchester, UK operating for Air Bridge Carriers. Named "Phyllis B" |
| AUG89 | Registered to TPI International Airways Inc, Miami, Florida |
| 12NOV89 | Seen at Stansted, UK with Air Bridge Carriers and new registration N360WS |
| 04AUG90 | Arrived Ostend on lease to World Airline Gambia |
| 17JAN91 | Departed Ostend for Brunswick, Georgia via Keflavik |
| APR92 | Registered to JBQ Aviation Corporation, Miami, Florida |
| 11MAY92 | Damaged at Opa Locka when Convair 580 N73107 collided with N360WS |
| 30MAY92 | Seen at Opa Locka with Air Bridge titles |
| 13OCT92 | Seen at Opa Locka with Air Bridge titles |
| 28DEC92 | Seen at Opa Locka with exAir Bridge colour scheme and new registration N360Q |
| 16AUG93 | Arrived Edinburgh from Opa Locka |
| 30SEP93 | Seen at Helsinki with Channel Express titles |
| 02DEC93 | Seen at Helsinki with Air Atlantique titles |
| 06SEP94 | Ferried Reykjavik to East Midlands Airport and entered service with Hunting Cargo operating for DHL |
| 29MAR96 | Seen at Opa Locka all white with Charrak Air titles |
| 22APR96 | Arrived Cairns, Australia on delivery to Charrak Air. Routing Roswell, San Diego, Maui and Majuro |
| 23APR96 | Entered service with Charrak from Cairns to Honiara and return with tuna for Japanese market |
| JAN97 | Was to become VH-CHM but not taken up |
| 16JAN97 | Departed Cairns on return to Roswell as N360Q |
| 09FEB97 | Arrived Bournemouth, UK on delivery to Channel Express |
| 01AUG97 | Rolled out at Coventry in full Channel Express colours |
| 25JUL98 | Ferried from Birmingham to Bournemouth and stored |
| 10MAR99 | Ferried from Bangor to Shannon on lease to Channel Express. Now owned by Renown Aviation. |
| 23DEC99 | Returned to Renown Aviation after lease. (Ref: AL407) |
| 29DEC99 | Departed Shannon with salvaged parts from N285F. (Ref: AL407) |
| 03 | Used in the John Travolta movie "Basic". See photo |
| 23JAN03 | Exported to Canada for Air Spray. |
| 03APR03 | Photographed at Jacksonville, still wearing the markings from the movie "Basic". |
| 18SEP03 | Registered C-GYVI to Air Spray (1967) Ltd., Red Deer, Alberta. The aircraft is marketed by Air Spray as a "Long Liner", a name derived from its ability to drop a long line of retardant. |
| OCT03 | Ferried from Jacksonville to Air Spray's base at Red Deer. |
| 21AUG04 | Noted at Red Deer undergoing conversion to a tanker. |
| 28DEC04 | Report that the aircraft is presently with Aero Union at Chico, California for tank installation. Aircraft is expected to be completed in March 2005 and enter service as Tanker 83. |
| 27SEP07 | Noted at Red Deer withdrawn from use. (AL 492/55) |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 11 | 28DEC07 |
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a report that the aircraft is WFU.
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| 10 | 28DEC04 |
Added
an update on Tanker Number 83 thanks to a source at Air Spray.
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| 9 | 23OCT04 |
Added
an image of the aircraft undergoing tanker conversion at Red Deer
thanks to Ralph Pettersen.
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| 8 | 25FEB04 |
Added
details of the delivery flight from Jacksonville to Red Deer thanks
to Sean Keating.
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| 7 | 28JAN04 |
Added
an image of the aircraft as it appeared in the John Travolta movie
"Basic" thanks to Pete Clukey.
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| 6 | 26JAN04 |
Added
Canadian registration.
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| 5 | 19JUN03 |
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sale to Air Spray of Canada.
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