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    Airframe Family: Bell 47 / H-13 Sioux
    Latest Model:47G-3B-KH4
    Construction Number:2171
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AHQ
    Compressed ID:Kawasaki Heavy Industries 47G-3B-KH...
    Latest Owner or Location:Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland

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    Dates

    Event

    1970

    Constructed as a 47G-3B-KH4 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries at Japan.
    Manufactured under licence in Japan by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. Gifu, Japan as a development of the Bell 47G-3B

    20 February 1970

    To All Nippon Airways with new c/r JA7539.

    To Nishi Nihon Koyu keeping c/r JA7539.

    4 April 1990

    Civil registration, JA7539, cancelled.

    8 May 1990

    To Whitsunday Unlimited Pty Ltd, Woodwark, QLD with new c/r VH-AHQ.

    28 November 1995

    To Heli-Muster, Bankstown, NSW with new c/r VH-AHQ.

    30 March 1996

    Damaged.
    Damaged whilst landing 57km NE Augathela, Queensland.

    21 October 1996

    To Gumatj Association, Nhulunbuy, NT keeping c/r VH-AHQ.

    21 October 1996

    To Whitsunday Unlimited Pty Ltd, Woodwark, QLD keeping c/r VH-AHQ.

    22 June 2002

    To Christopher Cabot, Wagga Wagga, NSW keeping c/r VH-AHQ.

    18 November 2003

    To Peter Ryan, Airlie Beach, QLD keeping c/r VH-AHQ.

    15 December 2004

    To Whitsunday Unlimited Pty Ltd, Woodwark, QLD keeping c/r VH-AHQ.

    22 September 2010

    To Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland.
    Donated to QAM by Tadgell Aviation Services Pty Ltd.
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    29 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra
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