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Pilatus Porter History
by Markus Herzig
S/N 340

In the first years as HB-FAR with Montreux Regional
Photo courtesy by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
Ready for delivery to NAO/Gulf International
Photo by Paul Schuepbach © 1975
Godzilla on the dusty gras strip at Gap-Tallard
Photo by Adrian Herzig © 2003  - Large Photo

S/N: 340 Built: 1959 TSN: 1'400
Registration Type Operator / Owner From To Remarks
HB-FAR PC-6 Aérodrome Régional de Montreux 1960-08-10 1968-05 dmg 9.3.61, repaired
HB-FAR PC-6 Club d'Aviation Bex / Carron Hilaire 1968-05 1969-02
HB-FAR PC-6 Air Tourisme Alpin 1969-02 1971-05-05 sold to France
- PC-6 Angot Aviation France 1971-05 1974-07 ntu, sold back to Switzerland
HB-FAR PC-6 Aviation Services SA 1974-07 1975
HB-FAR PC-6 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG 1975 1975-11
ST-AFR PC-6 National Agriculture Org. / Gulf International 1975-11-26 1989-08 wfu and stored in Sudan
N340N PC-6 Newcal Aviation Inc 1989-08 1995-05-17 stored, shipped 3/94 Malta to USA
N340N PC-6 Pen Turbo Aviation Inc 1995-05-17 1998-07-21 sold to Icarius Aerotechnics
F-GODZ PC-6/B2-H2 Fly High Icarius SARL 2002-02-14 Current powered with PT-6A-34
           
F-GODZ is the today the oldest PC-6 in the air and with the PT-6A-34 among the most powerful equipped PC-6.

HB-FAR of Montreux Regional on the Tsanfleuron
Photo Archive Peter Schwärzer © 1965
The very first takeoff after 12 years - as F-GODZ
Photo by Icarius Aerotechnics © 2001
Godzilla is diving down above Cockerham,UK
Photo courtesy Marc Kett © May-07
Arriving by Icarius Aerotechnics at Gap in 1998
Photo by Icarius Aerotechnics © 1998
Under reconstruction by Icarius in 2000
Photo by Icarius Aerotechnics © 2000
Before the Atlas mountains at Béni-Mellal,Morocco
Photo by Fred Goëbau © 2006

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