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    Airframe Family: Piaggio P-166
    Latest Model:P-166BL2
    Construction Number:243
    Last Civil Registration:VH-BJP
    Compressed ID:Piaggio P-166BL2 cn 243 cr VH-BJP
    Latest Owner or Location:Becks Military Museum, Mareeba QLD

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    Dates

    Event

    1960

    Constructed as a P-166BL2.

    From 1 November 1960 to 9 April 1965

    To Macau Air Transport, Hong Kong with new c/r VR-HFP.


    Photographer: Jacques Guillem Collection

    From October 1967 to 1972

    To Transportes Aereos de Timor, Dili with new c/r CR-TAM.

    21 April 1972


    Photographer: Peter Kelly
    Notes: Piaggio P.136L CR-TAM at Essendon on 21 April 1972, the day after it arrived on delivery from Portuguese Timor.All over metallic finish with registration in black

    27 September 1972

    To William D. Jane, Melbourne VIC with new c/r VH-BJP.

    19 November 1973

    To Forrester Stephen, Essendon VIC keeping c/r VH-BJP.

    28 August 1974

    To Dolphin Air Pty Ltd, Townsville QLD keeping c/r VH-BJP.

    Involved in an incident.
    On delivery from Melbourne to Townsville - overturned during water landing, and sank.

    19 October 1974

    To Cape Richard, Hinchinbrook Island QLD keeping c/r VH-BJP.

    November 1974

    Recovered.
    Salvaged from sea 11.74, trucked to Townsville.

    From November 1974 to 1990

    To Sid Beck Aircraft Collection, Townsville keeping c/r VH-BJP.

    1990

    To Becks Military Museum, Mareeba QLD keeping c/r VH-BJP.

    January 2003


    Photographer: Paul Howard
    Notes: VH-BJP stored dismantled at Sid Becks museum, Mareeba Queensland in January 2003.

    The Museum closed in 2013 - at the time of closure the aircraft was stored in a damaged condition in a farm shed at the Museum - ultimate fate unknown.
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