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English: VH-JAV Bell 47J-2 Ranger c/n 1865. The remains of this once graceful bird. First noted in about mid 1962 as N73254 with North American Aviation Inc out of Elsegundo in California. In 1968 it became N855NA and then N6237N with Utility Helicopters of Long Beach. It arrived in NZ in 1973 with some 7414 flying hours and became ZK-HGO with Helicopters (NZ) Ltd of Nelson on 11 October 1973 and was to be used on the Sedco off shore oil exploration rig and was fitted with pontoons. At some point it was withdrawn and stored at Nelson until cancelled on 19 April 1985. Over a year later it was listed as VH-JAV to Nagari Pty Ltd at Bankstown on 12 June 1986. By 23 September 1999 it was with Tim Rayner of Longreach, Queensland. By 28 July 2001 it was with Welch Aviation at Bellthorpe, Queensland but was cancelled by CASA on the 6 July 2006 as being non compliant with sub regulation 202.225. It then was put out to rest at AMT/Airwork Helicopters in Caboolture. Year of manufacture: 1962. Aircraft first registered in Australia: 12 June 1986 - Location: Caboolture Aerodrome. File: VH-JAV_YCAB_20070331_7267