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Registration: LZ-HBC

Construction Number: E2093

Model British Aerospace BAe 146-200

Operator: Hemus Air (DU / HMS)

Airport: Berlin - Tegel (TXL / EDDT), Germany

Photographer: Miklos Szabo

Date Taken: 07/06/2010

Date Submitted: 20/04/2014

“It's a long way to Tipperary…” First flight December 23 1987 with British Aerospace plc. (BAe) G-5-093 test registration. Delivered Ansett Western Australia (Ansett W.A.) as VH-JJS as one of the three series 200 in fleet. It was the time of the company's name and livery misery, so only one of the -200s was originally titled as Air W.A. however entered service with Ansett W.A. titles. In 1993 division was absorbed by Ansett Group and vanished any connection or heritage with Western Australia. Company suspended all flights September 13 2001 and went bankrupt March 4 2002. June 11 2002 acquired by Hawker Pacific. Stored Melbourne April 29 2003. January 18 2005 to Hemus Air of Bulgaria as LZ-HBC and seen plain white with only Hemus titles for a long time. On lease Belle Air August 1 2007. Back to Hemus January 14 2008. Dedicated to Ms. Eve Haas, keen employee of the late Ansett Australia.

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