
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VQ-FAS |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk2 |
C/n (msn): | 5016 |
Operator Titles: | New Hebrides Airways |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Nausori - InternationalMap |
Country: | Fiji |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: NFNA IATA: SUV Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 1961 |
Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
Photo ID: | 124004 |
Photo Comment |
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VQ-FAS was acquired by New Hebrides Airways from Fiji Airways in 1961, initially as a lease-purchase. This photo is believed to be taken at Suva before the aircraft left for Port Vila. VQ-FAR in the background remained with Fiji Airways. -FAS was reregistered VP-PAC in 1966 but by then it was already being dismantled for spares having run out of hours in August 1965. Allan Walker photo. This photo was added on 8 February 2019, and has since been viewed 578 times. |