VH-BFB. Bristol 170-31 Freighter. c/n 13192.
First flown as a B-170-31M Freighter - G-18-184 - 1955 Sold to the Pakistan Air Force - becoming S4436 - September 29, 1955 Transferred to Pakistan Government - June 1961 Sold to Ansett-A.N.A. - September 3, 1961 Given the registration AP-AMP for delivery flight to Melbourne Delivered to Ansett-A.N.A. in Melbourne - September 17, 1961 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BFB - January 22, 1962 Registered to Ansett-M.A.L. - January 22, 1962 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Madang in full Ansett-M.A.L. colors - January 23, 1962 Withdrawn from service temporarily at Goroka - January 1967 Flown to Lae for storage - June 30, 1967 Departed on delivery flight to Woodbourne, New Zealand - November 2, 1967 Sold to SAFE Air New Zealand - becoming ZK-CVL - November 5, 1967 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 6, 1967 Broken up for spares |
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VH-BFB. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, date unknown. (Image 1920-040. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-BFB. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Madang Airport, July 1966. (Image 1920-296. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-BFB. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery somewhere in New Guinea, July 1966. (Image 1920-104. E. D. Daw Collection via Ansett) |
VH-BFB. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery somewhere in New Guinea, July 1966. (Image 1920-096. E. D. Daw Collection via Ansett) |