VH-HID
Type:
L-12A Electra Junior
Msn: 1262
Previous Identities:
| 23MAR39 | Delivered to the USAAC as a C-40A. |
| JAN43 | Reclassified as a UC-40A. |
| Sold to the Pure Oil Co of Chicago as NC48471. | |
| Re-registered N37P to the Pure Oil Co. | |
| Re-registered N299A. | |
| Re-registered N712FM to A.D. Rhoades, Galveston, Texas. | |
| Sold to Keystone Builders Supply, Oklahoma City. | |
| by JAN67 | Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City. |
| Sold to Mustang Enterprises, Houston, Texas. | |
| Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City. | |
| by JUL69 | Sold to Aircraft and Engine Enterprises, Moore, Oklahoma. |
| Sold to William J. Haynes, Oklahoma City. | |
| by 77 | Sold to Donald R. Eyre, Sandy, Oregon. |
| byAUG81 | To Donald R. Eyre, Moses Lake, Washington. |
| 82 | Sold to Ray Piggott of Mareeba, QLD for $34,000.00. |
| JUN82 | Arrived in Cairns, QLD. Delivery was delayed more than one week by engine failure at Nauru. Replacement engine was flown out from the U.S. Mr Piggott had intended to operate a charter/air safari business as "Air Heart Safaris" but this did not eventuate. The aircraft was based at Mareeba and used occasionally for parachuting, retaining its American registration. As a visiting foreign registered aircraft, N712FM had to be "exported" and "imported" annually. To satisfy this requirement, the aeroplane was flown to Port Moresby and back to Mareeba. |
| OCT83 | Last flown and stored at Mareeba. |
| 17JUL87 | Cancelled from the U.S. Register. |
| 16SEP87 | Registered VH-HID to J.J. Rundell of Greenwood WA. |
| 26OCT87 | Ferried to Jandakot (Perth) via Alice Springs. |
| 02FEB89 | Registered to Australian Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, NSW. (John Conley) |
| 30DEC97 | Registered to International Jetairline Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, NSW. |
| SEP98 | Being operated out of Albury by John Love. |
| OCT98 | Returned to Broken Hill. |
| 19DEC01 | Registered to Australian Aircraft Sales (NSW) Pty Ltd, Sydney Airport, NSW. |
| 11SEP06 | John Conley passed away. |
| 09AUG07 | Change of ownership to Doug Hamilton of Whorouly, Vic. The aircraft is stored at Albury pending construction of a hangar at Whorouly. (Source: Australian Aviation, Oct 07) |