This aircraft has had an adventurous life. Built in 1984, it was originally D-IDBI (probably a flight test reg) before becoming N233RP with Precision Airlines, later Northwest Airlink. In 1995 it was exported to Nigeria where it became 5N-DOG. In 2007 it was exported to Australia to join the growing GAM Dornier fleet, and was registered VH-VJN on 25 June that year.

Reefwatch Air Tours is a Cairns-based subsidiary of General Aviation Maintenance, headquartered at Essendon. This is one of seven Dorniers operated by GAM, and was first registered in Australia on 27 May 2005.

Taxiing in after flight display. (ILA 2008)

The newest "version" of the Do-228 taxiing out for flight display.

The very friendly Sita Air provided an exciting ride up to Lukla, the third-highest airport in the world, giving me the opportunity to make a video which later went out via AirlineHobby. However tragically the sister aircraft in which I flew crashed on 28.9.12 and the company was closed down

On the nose is a cartoon Do 228 overflying the Las Vegas Strip, as well as the airline's FAA certificate number.

Sold in Germany as D-IERA in 1986. Later returned to the Australian register as VH-NSX