ADF-SERIALS
Australian
& New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History
RAN IAI Westwind II
Pel-Air Aviation
has been providing jet aircraft services in support of ADF training
since 1996
On 1.10.2011 they were awarded a further 3 year contract
worth A$47million.
Their main use was RAN fleet support. It was provided by a number of
Gates Learjet and
IAI Westwind jet aircraft.
The Westwind aircraft lack the underwing hard points, target towing
equipment and
electronic
warfare training
pods of the Learjets
They were used to check for civilian traffic during live fire exercises and
for simulated missile and aircraft attack against RAN ships.
It is not known exactly which of the listed aircraft were being used at
any particular time although evidence shows most have been used.
They appear to be rotated around their ADF duties and Pel-Air's other
business activities including charter, ambulance and freight services.
When being used for RAN Fleet Support they were usually based at Nowra
however operated out of other airports and RAAF/ADF bases as needed.
On
9.09.2015 the Jet Air Support
contract was awarded to Air Affairs Australia, therefore the current
status of Pel-Air's jets is unknown.
As of 10.2015 the fleet of Westwind 1124s are parked at Wagga airport.
| Registration | Type | C/N | Built | Aircraft history |
| VH-AJG | 1124 | 281 | 1980 |
13.04.1980 registered VH-AJQ
to Westwind Jet Charter-TNT Courier 06.1991 registered N4251H 07.91 registered N1124F 20.05.2003 registered VH-AJG to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 06.2011 Operation Aces High call sign "Farmer" 09.2012 noted at Nowra 22.09.2015 noted at Wagga 10.2015 the fleet of Westwind 1124s are parked at Wagga airport
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| VH-AJJ | 1124 | 248 | 1979 |
25.02.1979 registered N25E to ESM Aviation 16.06.1986 registered VH-AJJ to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 01.01.1987 noted Adelaide wearing Pel-Air blue and white scheme 01.04.2000 noted at Sydney in all white livery wearing United Nations titles 07.02.2005 Operation Ocean Protector 04.03.2006 noted Essendon wearing CareFlight titles 04.08.2007 noted Sydney wearing Aspen medical/CareFlight titles (operating as air ambulance out of Darwin) 06.2008 to 06.2009 based at Perth operating on behalf of CareFlight 06.2012 noted at Townsville 09.2012 noted at Nowra 09.2015 noted at Wagga 10.2015 the fleet of Westwind 1124s are parked at Wagga airport
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| VH-AJK | 1124 | 256 | 1980 |
26.05.1980
registered VH-AJK to Westwind Jet Charter-TNT Courier 30.06.1986 noted Cairns wearing Transecutive titles 16.09.1993 to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 23.05.2002 noted Sydney in Pel-Air scheme 3.08.2013 registration cancelled and withdrawn from use
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| VH-AJP | 1124 | 238 | 1979 |
23.03.1979
registered VH-AJP to Westwind Jet Charter-TNT Courier 01.06.1985 to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 16.06.1986 to Ansett Air Freight- Australia Post 05.09.1987 to TNT Air Couriers 16.09.1993 to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 05.12.2012 noted Townsville 09.2013 withdrawn from use at Nowra for parts
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| VH-AJV | 1124 | 282 | 1980 |
09.05.1980 registered N1711MB
to Merchants National Bank & Trust Company 08.1983 registered N189G 08.02.1989 registered VH-AJS to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 08.09.1991 noted Adelaide with Australia Post badge on tail 12.2006 noted at Sydney in Pel-Air scheme 08.03.2009 Avalon Air Show in support of ADF 15.07.2011 Operation Talisman Sabre 05.12.2012 noted Townsville 10.2015 the fleet of Westwind 1124s are parked at Wagga airport
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| VH-KNR | 1124A | 340 | 1981 |
First registered XC-BDA to a
private owner. Subsequent registrations N1124L, N212CP, PT-OLN, N340PM, N118MP, N50FD, N3RC and returned to N118MP 18.01.2007 registered VH-KNR to Regional Express Holdings Ltd 05.03.2007 to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 03.2011 Avalon Air Show 3.06.2012 noted RAAF Pearce, call sign "Sentry 40" 10.2015 the fleet of Westwind 1124s are parked at Wagga airport
This is currently the only Westwind 1124A in Pel-Air's fleet. The main visual difference is the winglets mounted to tip tanks |
| VH-KNS | 1124 | 323 | 1981 |
27.03.1981 registered N816H to
Atlantic Aviation Corporation 27.10.1981 registered VH-KNS to Jet Charter Airlines-TNT 29.10.1993 to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 06.2012 noted at Townsville 05.05.2013 noted Rockhampton, Qld call sign "Sentry 23" 25.03.2015 noted Bundaberg, Qld call sign "Sentry 23" (along with RAN AS350 Squirrel N22-001) 25.04.2015 noted RAAF Pearce. RAN fleet support off WA coast. Call sign "Bison 01" 10.2015 the fleet of Westwind 1124s are parked at Wagga airport
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| VH-KNU | 1124 | 317 | 1981 |
31.05.1981 registered VH-AYI to Bougainville
Copper LTD, changed to P2-BCM on 15.06.1981 13.06.1987 registered VH-JPW to a private owner 05.08/1991 to Skywest Aviation| 09.1992 to Jetcraft Aviation 11.02.1999 registered VH-UUZ to Jetcraft Aviation 26.06.200 to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 20.12.2001 registered VH-KNU to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 10.07.2009 Exercise Talisman Sabre 13.12.2010 noted RAAF Pearce 27.10.2011 noted Essendon wearing Pel-Air scheme 31.07.2012 noted Essendon wearing a variation of Rex Airlines scheme 10.2015 the fleet of Westwind 1124s are parked at Wagga airport
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| VH-NGA | 1124A | 387 | 1983 |
09.1983 registered N97AL to Atlantic Aviation
Corporation 25.01.1989 registered VH-NGA to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd 18.11.2009 operating a CareFlight medical evacuation from Apia, Western Samoa to Melbourne was about to land on Norfolk Island for a planned refueling stop. In deteriorating weather the pilots made 3 unsuccessful approaches and with fuel running out they carried out a successful landing on the water 5km SW of Norfolk Island Airport. The patient, their spouse, 2 medics and the pilots evacuated safely. They were rescued by boat and taken to the local hospital for observation. The aircraft sank and remains at a depth of 48 metres. 10.2015 the ATSB investigation into this accident is being reopened, see report
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