HILLER UH-12E
ZK-HCQ
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QAM thanks
City and Country Helicopters Pty. Ltd. for the donation of this aircraft.
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| Built as a UH-12E-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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N5350V
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| Registered N5350V | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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VP-YXR
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| Registered VP-YXR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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G-ATDW
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18MAY65
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Registered G-ATDW | |||||||||||||||||||||
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05AUG68
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Sold in N.Z. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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ZK-HCQ
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26AUG68
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Registered ZK-HCQ to Alexander Helicopters Ltd., Wanganui | |||||||||||||||||||||
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02OCT68
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Sold to Luggate Game Packers Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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14OCT68
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First flown in NZ by Alexander Helicopters Ltd., Wanganui | |||||||||||||||||||||
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05DEC68
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Flown
to Wanganui for conversion to UH-12E-3. The following account comes from Garry Minnell, a helicopter engineer from New Zealand: "I worked for Alexander Helicopters in the 60s as an apprentice helicopter engineer and was involved in most of the work carried out there at that time. I remember the E4 coming into the workshop (it was a blue colour) and being assembled, in fact I flew in it after assembly with Ian Wakeling flying it. I think Bill Black from Te Anau flew the E4 however they didn't like it as it wasn't as manouverable as the E3, so it was flown back to Wanganui for conversion to E3. I did most of the conversion, it being a relatively easy job as the E4 was basically an E3 with a forward section riveted on. There is a Bulletin for E3 to E4 conversion, however no Bulletin for the reverse, my guess is that the factory would have allowed it as it such an easy mod." |
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23NOV73
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Damaged by fire at Te Anau | |||||||||||||||||||||
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07FEB74
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Accident at Moonlight Creek | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10OCT75
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Accident at Wet Jacket Arm | |||||||||||||||||||||
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14OCT75
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To Alpine Helicopters Ltd., Queenstown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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19OCT77
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To Whirl-Wide Helicopters Ltd., Timaru | |||||||||||||||||||||
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28MAR78
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Registered to Alpine Helicopters Ltd., Queenstown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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17AUG78
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Registered to Wishart Helicopters (1978) Ltd, Hamilton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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28MAY90
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Cancelled
from NZ Register by Wishart as withdrawn from service. (Report in Journal of Aviation Historical Society of NZ states that ZK-HCQ was sold as parts in the US in 1989) |
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NOV89
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Miscellaneous Hiller parts donated to QAM by City and Country Helicopters Pty Ltd. of Caloundra. Predominant section is from ZK-HCQ. Fitted with a boom which carries VH-FFT [stbd] & VH-FFE [port]. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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19JAN19
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This aircraft was deaccessioned at a Special General Meeting of QAM held on this date. An offer to purchase the aircraft by the Australian Flying Museum Education Group was accepted at the same meeting. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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19
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The aircraft was removed from QAM premises by the AFMEG. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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