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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:D18S
    Construction Number:A-0808
    Last Civil Registration:VH-FIE
    Compressed ID:Beech D18S cn A-0808 cr VH-FIE
    Latest Owner or Location:Aeropro Pty Limited

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1952

    Constructed as a D18S.

    1952

    To Birdwell Oil Co with new c/r N721D {1}.

    26 July 1956

    To J D Reed Co Inc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N721D {1}.

    12 September 1956

    To Birdwell Oil Co keeping c/r N721D {1}.

    12 September 1956

    Civil registration, N721D {1}, cancelled.
    Exported to Australia.

    From 12 October 1956 to 1967

    To Thiess Brothers Pty Ltd, Brisbane QLD with new c/r VH-CRT.

    12 October 1956

    To Brett Michael Kondziolka, Rossglen, NSW with new c/r VH-FIE.

    23 March 1967

    To Flinders Island Airlines, Moorabbin VIC: keeping c/r VH-CRT.

    From 23 June 1967 to 1983

    To Flinders Island Airlines, Moorabbin VIC: with new c/r VH-FIE.

    From 27 October 1983 to 1989

    To Rod D. Lovell, Woodend VIC keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    22 April 1984


    Photographer: David Tanner
    Notes: At Mangalore Air Show in Victoria State, Australia

    29 August 1988


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield

    From 6 October 1989 to 1996

    To John G. Love/Splitters Creek Airlines, Albury NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    Circa 1996


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Albury, NSW

    From 5 February 1996 to 1999

    To Ronald Jaensch, Sydney NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    From 27 May 1999 to 2007

    To William R. Mailer/Tanamerah Investments Pty Ltd, Melbourne VIC and Singapore keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    29 October 2004

    To William Mailer, Dubbo, NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    2 March 2005

    To Simlease Pty Limited, Condell Park, NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    September 2005


    Photographer: Phil Vabre
    Notes: at Narromine NSW in September 2005, while based there by owner Bill Mailer. This was originally imported to Australia as VH-CRT in 1956 by the heavy construction and mining company Thiess Brothers Pty Ltd.

    9 August 2007

    To Flying Dolphin Pty Ltd, Salisbury South DC, SA with new c/r VH-FIE.

    9 August 2007

    To Flying Dolphin Pty Ltd, Port Adelaide BC, SA keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    5 March 2012

    To CBFC Limited, Parramatta, NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    7 May 2012

    To Simlease Pty Limited, Condell Park, NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    14 February 2014

    To Brett Kondziolka, South Penrith, NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    25 February 2014

    To Brett Michael Kondziolka, South Penrith/Rossglen, NSW keeping c/r VH-FIE.

    25 February 2014

    Operated by Aeropro Pty Limited.


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