VH-BBV Cessna 411                                  (c/n  411-0226)

                                   

                                          The Cessna 411 was an 8-seat business twin powered by two 375 hp Continental GTSIO-520-M
                                          engines.  Only 302 of the 411/411A marque were built.    This one was previously VH-KOY (and
                                          N3226R before that).   Greg Banfield's photo above was taken at Bankstown in November 1982.
                                          This aircraft was slated to be exported to New Zealand in 1977 but whether it actually made it onto
                                          the ZK- register I am not sure.   In any case, it was restored back as VH-BBV by the end of 1977.
                                          It is no longer current, and, as of 2011 only one Cessna 411 remained on the VH- register.