De Havilland South Africa. Delivered 11-Sep-1950
• VP-YIL Central African Airways Corporation serving the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, operating from Salisbury Southern Rhodesia. Named “Duiker”. On Register at 31-Oct-1952 & 01-Jul-1957
Note: In 1964 with the break-up of the Federation of Rhodesia. Northern Rhodesia becomes Zambia, Nyasaland becomes Malawi. Aircraft still carry Rhodesian reg. (VP-Y_ _), but Air Malawi, and Zambia Airways livery.
• 7Q-YIL Re registered to Central African Airways.
• 7Q-YIL With the break up of Central African Airways into Air Rhodesia, Air Malawi and Zambia Airways. Aircraft Re-registered to Air Malawiin 1966 Based at Blantyre/Chileka.
• VH-EPX A. F. Savage (Savage Air Service). Mittagong, NSW. Regd 07 Mar 1969.
• VH-EPX C. E. Henderson, Bullo River, NT. Regd 12-Mar-1974. Canx 14-Jul-1986.
Note: Sold to eccentric American (ex USN air ace) Charles E. Henderson III., of Bullo River cattle station, NT. Used to deliver meat to his customers (usually grossly overloaded!) Featured in books by his wife Sara Henderson (“The Strength in us All” and “From Strength to Strength”) In the latter book, sale reported Aug 1980.
• VH-EPX Amphibious Airways. Circa 1984. Seen on floats at Cairns, Qld. 24-Jun-1986.
• N454DL Donald L. Lee, Corona Del Mar, CA. Regd 05-Jul-1989. Canx 19-Mar-1998
Note: Total time Feb-1998, 19,375 hours.
• CF-GRA Gerald R. Arnold, Edmonton, AB. Regd 12-May-1998 & 12-Oct-06. Canx 31-Oct-2011
Note:-Currently Oct-2008 named “Eager Beaver”.
• CF-GRA Angus Campbell, North Vancouver, BC. Based Pitt Meadows, BC. Regd 02-Nov-2011. Canx 25-Jun-2012.
• CF-GRA Duiker Aircraft North Vancouver, BC. Based Boundary Bay. BC. Regd 26-Jun-2012. Canx & deleted 03-Nov-2014.
Total time : 19,732 hours..
Note: Painted Mar-2012 by Sealand Aviation.
For Sale: May 2013 for $439,500
Mods include. Three bladed Hartzell prop. EDO 6470 floats with cargo holds. Kenmore mod with battery moved forward with JASCO alternator. Kenmore fins. Bubble windows, tinted. Belly fuel tank Throw over yoke with twin rudder pedals
N522PJ J Russell Armstrong, Commerce, TX. Regd 05-Nov-2014. Named “Papa John”.
Airworthiness date: 26-Nov-2014
• N522PJ John Russell Armstrong Jr. ,Trustee, Commerce, TX & Patsy Lee Ayer Armstrong, Trustee . Regd 09-Oct-2018 & 27-Dec-2018
• N522PJ Registration pending as at Nov-2021 with an address at Eagles Mere, PA.
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