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    Airframe Family: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
    Latest Model:Series 3 Twin Pioneer
    Construction Number:540
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AIS
    Compressed ID:Scottish Aviation Series 3 cn 540 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Anthony Robin Willoughby Hannam, Montville, QLD

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a Series 1.

    29 September 1958

    To Scottish Aviation Ltd with new c/r G-APPH (TWIN PIONEER 1, 540).

    11 November 1958

    Leased to Iraq Petroleum Company.

    3 June 1960

    Converted to a Series 3.

    February 1961

    To Australian Iron and Steel Pty with new c/r VH-AIS.
    Operated with markings: Yampi Pioneer

    January 1968

    To Dampier Mining Company keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    1975


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Bankstown, near Sydney, NSW, Australia

    1976

    To Aerial Agriculture keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    August 1979

    Withdrawn from use.

    3 October 1986

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-AIS.

    3 October 1986

    To Aviation Heritage Limited, Warwickshire keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    3 October 1986

    To Aviation Heritage Limited, Warwickshire keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    29 June 1988


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

    25 January 1990

    To Sherwell Holdings Pty Ltd, Labrador, QLD keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    18 May 2006

    To Sherwell Holdings Pty. Ltd, Labrador, QLD keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    18 May 2006

    Operated by Sherwell Aviation Pty Ltd.

    23 January 2007

    Assigned civil registration: VH-AIS (TWIN PIONEER SER 3, 540)

    23 January 2007

    Operated by Anthony Hannam.

    23 January 2007

    To Aviation Heritage Limited, Warwickshire keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    Operated by Anthony Hannam.

    28 May 2007

    To Aviation Heritage Limited, Warwickshire keeping c/r VH-AIS.

    Intention to take this back to the UK did not materialise.

    Based at Bradfield Airstrip, Atkinsons Dam, Queensland.
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    6 September 2007

    Operated by Anthony Robin Willoughby Hannam.

    April 2011


    Photographer: Mark Clayton
    Notes: 2011 photo at Bradfield Airstrip, Atkinsons Dam,Australia

    12 November 2018

    To Anthony Robin Willoughby Hannam, Montville, QLD keeping c/r VH-AIS.
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    Print Sources
     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
    Internet Sources
     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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