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    Airframe Family: Bell 206 / H-57 Sea Ranger / H-58 Jet Ranger / 407 / 417
    Latest Model:206B Jet Ranger
    Construction Number:3653
    Last Civil Registration:VH-DIK
    Compressed ID:Bell 206B cn 3653 cr VH-DIK
    Latest Owner or Location:Power House Museum, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    June 1982

    Constructed as a 206B.

    June 1982

    To Dick Smith with new c/r VH-DIK.

    From 5 August 1982 to 22 July 1983

    The Bell Jetranger III helicopter, named, Dick Smith Australian Explorer, was flown by Australian businessman and adventurer Dick Smith on the first solo circumnavigation of the world in a rotary wing aircraft. -The flight was taken over three stages from Fort Worth, Texas to London, London to Sydney and Sydney back to Fort Worth.

    1983


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1983 photo at Darling Harbour, Sydney during Dick Smiths attempt at the first solo circumnavigation of the world in a rotary aircraft

    More detail of the journey is detailed at http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=110000.

    1990

    To Power House Museum, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales.
    In 1990 Dick Smith flew his helicopter from his home in Terrey Hills on its last flight, to land in the car park of the Powerhouse Museum. Dick then presented the helicopter to the Museum and it was subsequently suspended in the Wran Building until 2012.
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