Pelair and the RAAF Mysteres

[Stationair8]

When the RAAF disposed of the Falcon 20/ Mystere in the late 80's, Pelair acquired some if not all of them and briefly operated them for a period of time. They retained the RAAF colour scheme and carried the VH registration. Anyone recall what the VH callsigns were, did Pelair use them for freight or VIP charter and who eventually acuired the airframes?

I believe Pelair may have had plans to put a large cargo door in them and use them as a freighter?

[ryanboxer]

dont ask me for rego, but do have heard there are a couple on ebay for sale

[BULLDOG 248]

JSX-Y-Z......I remember them at YMMB getting a paint job with Aerospray I think???
Pelair brought the only 3 the RAAF had but didn't have them long.

[1a sound asleep]

With the delivery in 1989 of the new Falcon 900 VIP transports, the three Mysteres 20Cs were traded in to Hawker Pacific. In December 1989, with their RAAF markings removed, the aircraft were ferried to Sydney with civil registrations: A1-078 as VH-JSX, A11-085 as VH-JSY and A11-090 as VH-JSZ. All had been delivered by 14 December, and were due to fly to the UK in early January 1990. This did not occur and the aircraft were sold to Pel-Air Aviation, an Australian freight and charter operator. In December 1990 Pel-Air sold two of the Falcon 20Cs, VH-JSX and VH-JSY, to Hunter Aviation of Maryland, USA, where they were re-registered as N6555C and N6555L.


ADF Serials - RAAF A11 Dassault Mystere 20 (http://www.adf-serials.com/3a11.shtml)

[Spotlight]

The third one still in Jakarta. Complete with gold taps!

[unscathed]

Damn! No gold taps when I was flying them. Bugger all navaids (or range) either but just a delight to fly, nicer handling and landing than either the Falcon 900 or Challenger.