Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

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Thursday 30 June 2016

FNQ Yestayear Images - June 1995, Part 2 of 2

Yesteryear June 1995 


The month produced perhaps the most significant arrival here for many years when the DC-4 Skymaster N9013V touched down on rw33 at Cairns on the 15th, the first time in 15 years that an active Skymaster had graced the skies of this country.   It was 1980 when the last Australian Skymaster (an Air Express example) left our shores after sale to Zantop in the USA. The headline read “Skymaster conquers the Pacific”, the usual ill- informed media hype ignoring the fact that Skymasters had been crossing the Pacific since WW11. The DC-4 is to be operated by a Queensland Freight Company named Pacific Air Freighters based at Archerfield, Queensland.
 

The trans-Pacific ferry departed the west coast of the USA for Hilo on its first leg and was completed in 14hrs 5mins.  It was then down the well worn ferry track to Majuro where on arrival some trouble shooting was performed on the no.2 engine.  Following rectification it departed for Honiara, but during this leg the no.2 began rough running again and the offending powerplant was shut down.  The problem could not be fixed after arrival so it was decided to continue the on to Cairns on three engines.
 

This leg was completed in 6hr 21mins.  Coming in off the ocean the DC-4 turned over the inlet for a long final to rw33, where it became the first four engined piston airliner to grace the new International terminal’s apron.  The next day the DC-4 departed for Archerfield, again on three engines.  Following post delivery maintenance, the aircraft was registered VH-PAF, and entered revenue service on Sep 30th with a freight run to Noumea.
 

After some 12 years service around the region, the DC-4 was donated to the HARS organisation in Aug 2007 and delivered to Albion Park from Archerfield prior to Xmas 2009 where it now resides.
 






 
 Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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USAF SOG MC-130H head back north

SPIN11 88-1803 MC130H Cairns-Koror, was Whenuapai-Amberley-Cairns 29/6/2016
SPIN12 89-0280 MC130H Cairns-Kadena, was Whenuapai-Amberley-Cairns 29/6/2016
SPIN21 89-0283 MC130H Cairns-Kadena, was Whenuapai-Amberley-Cairns 29/6/2016

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0280 MC130H at Cairns.

Wednesday 29 June 2016

FNQ Yestayear Images - June 1995, Part 1 of 2

Yesteryear June 1995 

08 Jun - DH114 Heron VH-NJI of the appropriatly named Heron Airlines visited CNS
during a northern air safari trip from Bankstown.

11 Jun -  First visit by An Air Kiribati Casa 212 to CNS for ma'nance with Hawkers. 
T3-ATC seen here in the company's original livery. 
Over the next two decades Air Kiribati's visited Hawkers with other examples of their fleet for m'nance.






 Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

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Sunday 26 June 2016

Gulfstream IV N121JJ

TWY123 N121JJ GLF4 Cairns-Christchurch, was Shanghai Pudong-Cairns 25/6/2016




RAAF Spartan C-27J A34-002

WLBY06 A34-002 C27J Cairns-Nowra, was Nowra-Cairns 25/6/2016

A34-002 C27J at Cairns, Photo supplied.

Gulfstream 550 N780E departs

N780E GLF5 Cairns-Sydney

N780E GLF5 at Cairns.

Saturday 25 June 2016

USAF C-32B 02-4452

MANTA72 02-4452 C32B Cairns-Andersen, was Andersen-Cairns 23/6/2016

02-4452 C32B at Cairns.

02-4452 C32B at Cairns.

02-4452 C32B at Cairns.

Friday 24 June 2016

USAF Globemaster III C-17A 07-7176

RCH377 07-7176 C17 departed Townsville, was Hickam-Townsville 23/6/2016


07-7176 C17 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

07-7176 C17 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.


Thursday 23 June 2016

Tuesday 21 June 2016

Nauru Air Boeing 737-300 freighter VH-VLI

QFA7314/7311 VH-VLI B733F Townsville-Cairns-Brisbane

VH-VLI B733F at Cairns.

USAF SOG MC-130H 89-0283

SPIN21 89-0283 MC130H Cairns-Amberley-Whenuapai, was Kadena-Koror-Cairns 20/6/2016

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

Monday 20 June 2016

US Navy C-130T 165160

CNV3324 165160 C130T Townsville-Pearce, was Andersen-Townsville 18/6/2016

165160 C130T at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

165160 C130T at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

National Jet Express BAe 146-300F VH-NJM

JTE7400/7490 VH-NJM B463 Brisbane-Cairns-Brisbane

VH-NJM B463 at Cairns.

Saturday 18 June 2016

Pacific Helicopters Ltd (PNG) Airbus Helicopters H145 ZK-HKR

ZK-HKR EC45 Cairns-Coen-Horn Is., was Maroochydore-Rockhampton-Shute Harbour-Cairns 17/6/2016



ZK-HKR EC45 at Cairns.


ZK-HKR EC45 at Cairns.


ZK-HKR EC45 at Cairns.

Friday 17 June 2016

Qantaslink commence Boeing 717 services into Townsville

Qantaslink commenced Boeing 717 services into Townsville today from Brisbane. It is believed that the last RPT service operated by a B717 into Townsville was SYD-TSV-SYD from 7/10/2001 to 2004 and BNE-TSV-BNE 31/10/2003 for a short period.

QJE1788 VH-NXJ B712 Brisbane-Townsville today as photographed below.




VH-NXJ B712 at Townsville, Photo by Dave.

Thursday 16 June 2016

Virgin Australia ATR-72 VH-FVP arrives

VOZ9901 VH-FVP AT72 Brisbane-Cairns


File Picture - VH-FVP AT72, Photo by Dave.






Kampala Executive Aviation Ltd Beech 1900D ZK-EAM arrives

Ex Air New Zealand Link (Eagle Airways) Beech 1900D ZK-EAM arrived in Cairns today.

ZK-EAM B190 Coolangatta-Cairns, was Hamilton-Norfolk Is. 14/6/2016 and Norfolk Is.-Coolangatta 15/6/2016

ZK-EAM B190 at Cairns.

Tuesday 14 June 2016

USAF SOG MC-130H 88-1803

SPIN11 88-1803 MC130H Cairns-Amberley-Whenuapai, was Kadena-Koror-Cairns 13/6/2016

88-1803 MC130H at Cairns.

88-1803 MC130H at Cairns.

88-1803 MC130H at Cairns.



USAF Globemaster III C-17A 04-4129 and RNZAF Boeing 757-200 NZ7572

RCH504 04-4129 C17 Townsville-Kadena, was Hickam-Townsville 13/6/2016
KIW2 NZ7572 B752 Townsville-Whenuapai, was Fua'amotu-Townsville 13/6/2016

04-4129 C17 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

04-4129 C17 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

NZ7572 B752 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.






Monday 13 June 2016

USAF SOG MC-130H 89-0280

SPIN12 89-0280 MC130H Cairns-Amberley-Whenuapai, was Kadena-Cairns 12/6/2016

89-0280 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0280 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0280 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0280 MC130H at Cairns.



US Army UC-35A Citation 96-0109 passes through

NINJA86 96-0109 UC35A Brisbane-Cairns-Darwin

96-0109 UC35A at Cairns.

Sunday 12 June 2016

RNZAF C-130 NZ7004

KIW885 NZ7004 C130 Townsville-Guam, was Ohakea-Townsville 11/6/2016

NZ7004 C130 at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

NZ7004 C130 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.