Vh-bzg

[Anthony T]

Hi there

A future Virgin Blue B737 delivery will be registered VH-BZG, which was previously allocated to a Victorian farmers Piper Warrior.

BZG will stand for Brett & Zahra Godfrey.

The farmer swapped the rego with Virgin Blue for a couple of tickets to Canada & Alaska, while the co-owner of the Warrior is off to South Africa with the compliments of Virgin Blue.

The 737 will be named "Bretts Jet" the first male name on a Virgin Blue aircraft.

Cheers
Anthony T

[Mike W]

Nice

I like the way DJ add all the personality to what is`usually nowadays a pretty corporate bottom line business (aviation and in particular, airlines) without the romance of yesteryear :cool:

[Robert Zweck]

http://australianaviation.com.au/bretts-big-farewell/


VH-BZG believed to be a B737-800 delivery in July


Good to see friendship overiding commercial rivalry


Attitudes change...some of my former football enemies are now my best friends

[Robert Zweck]

This aircraft was originally to become either VH-VUW or VH-VUX

[Steve S... 2]

VH-VBH is named after a male. Spirit of Salty.

[Todd Milton]

VH-ZPK 'Aussie Rob' I would consider a male name.

Was wondering how they would pay off the Piper's owners for the rego, and good to see that they are placing a little bit of a personal touch to honour their ex-CEO.

[Robert Zweck]

Another example of swapping regos years ago was Ansett wanting to convince the owner of the Piper PA-32R VH-HYM (still current) to give up the rego for use on an A320.

It never happened. Obviously some free flights didn't work.

[Robert Zweck]

VH-BZG is now on the Aussie register

[Erik H. Bakke]

Anyone know anything more specific about the expected delivery date for the new bird?

[Jayden Laing]

From what I'm lead to believe, BZG won't be here in Oz til August.

[Anthony T]

Hi there

It seems the rego VH-BZG has had an interesting history.

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BZG2.jpg

Essendon 1956 on lease for the Melbourne olympics.

Anthony T

[Raymond Rowe]

Completed 2/12/52. Delivered to Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., 17/12/52, as N5507K (Fleet Number ’25’).

Registered VH-BZG to Hawaiian Airlines (op’d by Ansett Airways Pty. Ltd.) 1/5/56 to 4/7/57. Leased by Ansett Airways from Hawaiian 16/11/56, to handle the peak traffic for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. It departed Honolulu 11/11/56, routing via Canton Is., Nadi & Noumea, arriving Essendon 14/11/56 (Capt. A. ‘Dusty’ Lane of Ansett Airways, Capt. Bud Murray of Hawaiian Airlines & Navigator E.W. ‘Pat’ Adams). It was operated, from 16/11/56, in full Hawaiian colors, with VH-BZG replacing N5507K on the tail. It mainly operated holiday flights to Coolangatta. It was withdrawn from service by Ansett 26/6/57.

Returned to Hawaiian Airlines, departing Essendon 27/6/57 (Capts. A. ‘Dusty’ Lane & Syd Johannsen & Navigator E.W. ‘Pat’ Adams). Reregistered N5507K to Hawaiian Airlines 24/7/57. Sold to General Motors Corp (Allison Div.) 31/1/59 & reportedly reregistered N5120(?) & later N5100. Reregistered N5127 by General Motors Corp. 1/1/59. Converted to the CV-580 prototype, with Allison 501-D13 turboprops by Pacific Airmotive & first-flown as such 19/1/60. To the General Motors Air Transportation Section 2/9/61. Reregistered N5127H to General Motors Corp.11/9/70. Sold to Servicio Aéreos Honduras SA (SAHSA) 19/5/71 & reregistered HR-SAY. To Líneas Aéreas Unidas SA, Mexico, 2/78. Reregistered XA-IAG 31/5/79. It was badly damaged at Puerto Escondita, Oaxaca, Mexico, 9/3/79 & sold. To Jay Dee Aircraft Supply Co. 19/2/80 & reregistered N5599J. Leased to Sin-Asia Air Services (Singapore) Pte. 24/6/80. Sold to Pemberthy Lumber Co., Los Angeles, 10/10/80. Leased to Pacific National Airways, Inc., Burbank, CA, in 1981, but was returned to the lessor when they ceased operations. Leased to Prinair, Puerto Rico, 6/82. Reregistered N771PR to Prinair 8/83. Repossessed by Pemberthy Lumber 6/85. Reregistered N5599J? Stored at Gainesville, FL, USA 10/8/86. Sold to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter in 1990, but remained stored at Gainesville, FL. It was never placed on the Canadian Civil Register, as considerable corrosion was found. During the early 1990s, as with the ex-VH-BZD, it was converted to parts & scrapped. Some of the parts were used on the prototype
CV-5800, C-FKFS, which was certificated late-1993; but was later scrapped.



That is the fiull History of VH-BZG from Fred Nivens CD titled Aircraft and airlines of the Ansett Group 1921-2002