Here are the Australian aviation rego search results for 'VH-ZKC'.
The aircraft registration database was last refreshed from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on
29/Apr/2025
N260FS from Mar 1982; repainted in a Red Arrows colour scheme; summer 1983
shipped to US
N260SM from Nov 1983 - May 2013; repainted in fake Italian Air Force colour
scheme "70-58" code
VH-ZKC from Jul 2013 to present.
Speedbrake
1st October 2016 1:57:46 AM
What an amazing plane. Aerobatic, retractable and cruised at 175 K. I flew this aircraft when charter flying in Kenya in the late 70's. She was blue and white then, 5Y-ALL. Belonged to my chairman Zovita Boskovic an amazing character. He was Yugoslav and flew Spitfires for the RAF in North Africa during the war. His low level aeros in LL were a delight to watch. Bosky as he was fondly called was also a member of the caterpillar club and mentioned in the book 'Into the silk'. He was demonstrating a bunt (a Yugoslavian type) and told to only do one! It went so well he decided to do another which certainly didn't go to plan. The plane broke up when inverted! Bosky deployed his chute but then debris from the plane starting falling into the canopy and accelerated his descent. He hit the deck hard whilst trying to rid the canopy of debris and thankfully lived to tell the story.
LL was sadly sold in the early 80's to a KLM pilot who ferried her to Holland from Nairobi Wilson.
Bosky loved this plane and I know regretted its sale. He was elderly though and sadly passed away on the 23/11/98
Great to see her still going strong and flying in Australia. (Quite a history. Italy-Kenya-Holland-USA-Australia!)
VH- ZKC history.
5Y-ALL from Aug 1970 - Feb 1982
N260FS from Mar 1982; repainted in a Red Arrows colour scheme; summer 1983
shipped to US
N260SM from Nov 1983 - May 2013; repainted in fake Italian Air Force colour
scheme "70-58" code
VH-ZKC from Jul 2013 to present.
I flew this aircraft when charter flying in Kenya in the late 70's. She was blue and white then, 5Y-ALL. Belonged to my chairman Zovita Boskovic an amazing character. He was Yugoslav and flew Spitfires for the RAF in North Africa during the war. His low level aeros in LL were a delight to watch.
Bosky as he was fondly called was also a member of the caterpillar club and mentioned in the book 'Into the silk'. He was demonstrating a bunt (a Yugoslavian type) and told to only do one! It went so well he decided to do another which certainly didn't go to plan. The plane broke up when inverted! Bosky deployed his chute but then debris from the plane starting falling into the canopy and accelerated his descent. He hit the deck hard whilst trying to rid the canopy of debris and thankfully lived to tell the story.
LL was sadly sold in the early 80's to a KLM pilot who ferried her to Holland from Nairobi Wilson.
Bosky loved this plane and I know regretted its sale. He was elderly though and sadly passed away on the 23/11/98
Great to see her still going strong and flying in Australia. (Quite a history. Italy-Kenya-Holland-USA-Australia!)