Then and Now L188 Electra

[VH-WAL]

I actually built that minicraft electra years back,, all I can remember was bad props/spinners / engines? so you reckon the 1/72 welsh models is worth having?

[RayS]

Hmmm I do like the old Electra,

but the Welsh model looks a little odd to me, dont know what it is..maybe the nose / cockpit shape?

I had an Electra / Orion conversion once, but sold it to Ray Sepalla years ago.. I still kick myself occasionally over that!

and now I need another one!

Must do the Buffalo Bird along with an Aussie one. Will be keeping an eye out at Expo I think.

[VH-WAL]

Hmmm I do like the old Electra,

but the Welsh model looks a little odd to me, dont know what it is..maybe the nose / cockpit shape?

I had an Electra / Orion conversion once, but sold it to Ray Sepalla years ago.. I still kick myself occasionally over that!

and now I need another one!

Must do the Buffalo Bird along with an Aussie one. Will be keeping an eye out at Expo I think.

I sold it to you for a song you bugger!.. did you ever sell that Transall?

[scotty100368]

Then and Now L118 Electra

Slight typo on your part Ray - it's L-188 not L-118! (confusing it with C-118 perhaps?)

can anyone name the last Australian operator of the Electra???

Charrak Air Freight (Avalon) leased N360Q in 1996, is that your answer?

pic: http://www.aussieairliners.org/electras/vh-chm/1808.520.html

Scott

[tor lives]

can anyone name the last Australian operator of the Electra???

Charrak Air Freight (Avalon) leased N360Q in 1996, is that your answer?

pic: http://www.aussieairliners.org/electras/vh-chm/1808.520.html

Scott

You would be correct Scotty.....and just for you can you name the 2nd last Australian Electra operator??
TOR

[scotty100368]

and just for you can you name the 2nd last Australian Electra operator??

Qantas fleet left in 1970.
TAA and Air New Zealand fleet gone in 1972.
Ansett gone in 1984.

Can't find any others!

Scott.

[tor lives]

and just for you can you name the 2nd last Australian Electra operator??

Qantas fleet left in 1970.
TAA and Air New Zealand fleet gone in 1972.
Ansett gone in 1984.

Can't find any others!

Scott.

And the winner is........
Indian Ocean Airlines
http://www.aussieairliners.org/electras ... vhiob.html
I actually got a job with them but they folded before I started. At any rate, I had already accepted the posy with Qantas.
TOR

[scotty100368]

Indian Ocean Airlines

AH-HAHHH !!! You fell for your own trap TOR!

They took delivery, but never got to OPERATE it!

From the linked page:

Delivered to Indian Ocean Airlines, at Perth - August 14, 1992
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IOB - September 09, 1992
Registered to Indian Ocean Airlines, Belmont, Western Australia
Did not enter service on Perth - Cocos Island - Christmas Island route as intended
Aircraft cancelled from the Australia Aircraft Register - December 14, 1992


Scott.

[tor lives]

Indian Ocean Airlines

AH-HAHHH !!! You fell for your own trap TOR!

They took delivery, but never got to OPERATE it!

From the linked page:

Delivered to Indian Ocean Airlines, at Perth - August 14, 1992
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IOB - September 09, 1992
Registered to Indian Ocean Airlines, Belmont, Western Australia
Did not enter service on Perth - Cocos Island - Christmas Island route as intended
Aircraft cancelled from the Australia Aircraft Register - December 14, 1992


Scott.

Yeah....technically they were an operator by virtue of being granted an AOC. The aircraft was also placed on the Australian register as VH-IOB, so, for all intents and purposes they were an Australian "operator" even if just for the briefest of time .

[scotty100368]

You and your pedantic semantics!!

Besides, haven't you got an Ansett display to organise??