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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-114 Heron
    Latest Model:Heron
    Construction Number:14075
    Last Civil Registration:VH-CLZ
    Compressed ID:Riley Heron cn 14075 cr VH-CLZ
    Latest Owner or Location:Airlines of Tasmania

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as a Heron 2.

    August 1955

    To Indian Airlines Corporation with new c/r VT-DHJ.

    1958

    To Hindustan Steel Company keeping c/r VT-DHJ.

    May 1962

    To Indamer Company keeping c/r VT-DHJ.

    December 1962

    To Fiji Airways with new c/r VQ-FAC.

    31 July 1971

    To Air Pacific keeping c/r VQ-FAC.

    1 October 1971

    To Air Pacific with new c/r DQ-FAC.

    12 June 1975

    To Connair with new c/r VH-CLZ.

    Converted to a Heron by Riley.

    1980

    To Northern Airlines keeping c/r VH-CLZ.

    1981

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Alice Springs.

    1 July 1983

    To Airlines of Tasmania keeping c/r VH-CLZ.
    Markings added: Spirit of Tasmania

    April 1984


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Airlines of Tasmania DH.114 Heron VH-CLZ at Wynyard, Tasmania in April 1984 on a schedued service. Previous owner Connair at Alice Springs had re-engined their Heron fleet to Riley Heron standard with Lycoming IO-540s

    1989

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
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