First known as Resort Commuter Airlines from 1975, Mid-South Airlines was re-named in 1982 after acquisition of two Bandeirantes in 1980. The airline was merged with Air Virginia in 1984 and this aircraft went to Atlantic Southeast Airlines a year later. Flying with many commuters in the USA, New Zealand and Australia (VH-LSE, ZK-REU, ZK-TZN, ZK-VJG and VH-BQB), it was sold privately in 2010. At the time of uploading an aviation and fire rescue training aid located at the Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy across the mouth of the Brisbane River from Brisbane Airport in Australia.

P2-ALV still showing traces of its previous owner, Transtate with whom it had been VH-UQG. Paul Daw photo.

Registered in September 2001. Paul Daw photo

Registered in September 2001. Paul Daw photo

Ex PT-GML. Re-registered as G-BKBG on 11 May 1982, cancelled on 16 December 1982 on sale to USA as N102VN. Subsequently became TG-TWO, ZS-OOZ, and finally N131CS. Registration cancelled on 2 April 2013. and broken up.

Ex PT-SAP. Registration cancelled on 31 May 1983 on sale to the USA as N105VA. Restored as G-BGYV on 8 October 1985 then re-registered as G-JBAC on 20 October 1994. Cancelled again on 8 July 1999 on sale to the Bahamas as C6-BHA (registered in July 1998) then re-registered as C6-CAH in 2001. Still current with Cat Island Air in 2017 but since withdrawn from use.

ex PR-SAA, G-BGYT (1979-1983), N104VA. Preserved at Manx Aviation Museum since 2006

Built in 1981 and served with five different U.S. commuter airlines until acquired by Bearskin in 1985. It was exported to Europe in 1988, flying as G-BPHN and PH-FWS until 1989 when it returned to Canada as C-FSKR with Skyward Aviation at Winnipeg. After being cancelled in 2006 it returned to the U.S. on the back of a flatbed trailer for parting out.

Delivered new to Loganair in 1980. It was back in Brazil by 1990 for TABA as PT-OHE and subsequently withdrawn from use. The Twin Otter behind (G-BHTK) was also built in 1980 and was sold to Schreiner Airways as PH-STH in 1985. Current in 2022 as 9N-AEQ with Lumbini Airways.

Ex-PT-SDM. Later P4-AVD, N76CZ

Sold in Australia as VH-XFO. Part of the large Talair fleet stored at Mareeba after the airline closed. Mike Madden photo

P2-ALY was damaged at Port Moresby in March 1998. The aircraft was taken to Brisbane where was withdrawn from use. Tony Arbon photo.

Talair fleet was flown to Mareeba for storage after the airline closed. P2-RDQ was sold in Australia as VH-XFP. Mike Madden photo.

Sold in Australia as VH-CEG in 2004. Tony Arbon photo

Ex PT-SEX, delivered to AIRES in December 1981. Withdrawn from use at Bogota in 2001 and later scrapped.

Crashed 13 January 1993 when it hit a hill near Sellafield, UK, in fog.