DHL B757 , G-BMRJ to depart these shores

[David C]

Here is the latest from my mates at the BHX spotters Forum in the UK

G-CSVS is on a test flight Monday at 1300LT for 2hr 30mins then off EMA-BAH-SIN-SYD-AKL on Thursday departing at 1000LT
It will replace G-BMRJ which will come back in the other direction before going off to Blue Dart India (on g reg)
G-CSVS will get a VH reg once Tasman AOC is approved so it's unikely to be seen in either guise in the UK again.

Read more: http://bhxspotters.proboards.com/ind...#ixzz1UOXQVpKO


So if timing are correct it should be arriving SYD late on Friday evening 12th August ..

Dave C

[Bernie P]

Great info there David... Would this be the first VH reg 757, or have there been others, even on a temporary basis?

Its a pity that there wasn't any, in either QF or even AN at the time...

[lloyd fox]

I have G-BMRJ AKL-BNE-SIN on 17th ARR BNE 1000 AM.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

The only VH reg B757 that I am aware of is VH-AWE which was owned by Ansett (AWAS) and was usually on lease to overseas airlines. I was lucky to see the back end of it in a hangar at Tulla in Oct'93. Very rarely seen in Oz.

[David C]

There have two others to my knowledge on the VH reg , VH-BRN a freighter op by DHL mainly and VH-NOF a pax version operated by Guyana Air 2000.. I know of no more , of course I stand corrected if there are ..

Dave C

[Raymond Rowe]

VH-AWE was the aircraft that crashed into the russian aircraft over germany it was registered 9 something when it crashed.

[Jaryd stock]

Peter I'm correct in assuming that the B757 never wore Ansett titles?

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Yes Raymond, wasn't aware of that. Only saw the Air Crash Investigation report on TV recently, reg was A9C-DHL; accident was on 1st July 2002.


Jaryd, no it never wore Ansett titles (shouldn't of mentioned Ansett) as it belonged to AWAS (Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services) which was a seperate company that still operates. AWAS did lease a/c to Ansett (their first 12 737-300's).

[Raymond Rowe]

It was stored all white outside the Melbourne jet base for approx 8-12 months where it was worked on from time to time.

[Brian Wilkes]

He she is taken in 1991! (VH-AWE)

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