A12-124. BAC-111-217EA. c/n 124.
First of two ordered new by the Royal Australian Air Force - R.A.A.F. - December 01, 1965 Powered by 2 Rolls Royce Spey 25 Mk.511-14 engines Rolled off British Aeropsace Corporation production line at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth - October 1967 First flown as A12-124 at Hurn - November 03, 1967 Handed over to the R.A.A.F. at Hurn - December 21, 1967 Delivered to Royal Australian Air Force No 34 Squadron as A12-124 - January 12, 1968 Arrived Fairbairn R.A.A.F. Base, Canberra Airport - January 18, 1968 Operated by 34 Squadron R.A.A.F. Aircraft initially fitted with two executive cabins of 26 and 30 passenger seats Modified later to seat 28 passenger only Withdrawn from use and handed over to Hawker Pacific at Sydney (Mascot) - February 28, 1990 Sold to Burtonwood Developments - March 05, 1990 Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-EXPM. March 05, 1990 Registered to Burtonwood Developments Aircraft remained stored at Sydney (Mascot) Airport Registered to European Aviation Pty Ltd (U.K.) - September 10, 1990 Departed Sydney on ferry flight to U.K. - August 30, 1991 Arrived Southend at conclusion of delivery flight - September 01, 1991 Ferried route: Sydney-Alice Springs-Port Hedland enroute to Nice-Southend Sold to Okada Air, Nigeria as 5N-TOM but registration not taken up - October 25, 1991 Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - December 06, 1991 Entered onto the Nigerian Aircraft Register as 5N-NRC - December 06, 1991 Ferried to Nigeria via Ostend on delivery - December 06, 1991 Used as a corporate aircraft for charter and company use and retained VIP configuration Withdrawn from use and stored Benin City, Nigeria - December 1997 Nigerian Government permanently banned and grounded all BAC 111 operations - May 2002 This was due to a series of crashes that had occured over the years Seen derelict Benin City, Nigeria - April 06, 2005 Seen derelict Benin City, Nigeria - Jnauary 14, 2008 Seen derelict in grass area very mouldy minus engines and with APU removed - April 08, 2009 |
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