Help request

[Cbris]

I have only the one picture, but I am curious to find out what that circular logo over the three stripes is. Any clues?



TIA

[Ian Warren]

Chris , what aircraft type , P2-BAY cannot be a New Zealand paint ?

[Naki]

Hmmm. A PNG BN Islander? Maybe the PNG coat of arms?

[dbcunnz]

Criminal Occurrence description
Status:
Date: 24 JAN 1990
Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Operator: North Solomons Air Services
Registration: VH-BAY
C/n / msn: 620
First flight: 1970
Engines: 2 Lycoming 0-540-E4C5
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
aeroplane damage: Written off
aeroplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Wakunai Airport (WKN) (Papua New Guinea)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport: ?
Destination airport: ?
Narrative:
Shot down. Also reported to have been set on fire by rebels after landing.
The aeroplane was later seen at Tabubil (TBG) in 2006 as P2-BAY (MountainAir) in deteriorted state. This occurrence may have happened at Tabubil to P2-BAY or VH-BAY was repaired after the 1990 occurrence.

Sources:
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

[Cbris]

P2-BAY was also VH-BAY, so them Aussie types could be interested...