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Withdrawn from use and handed over to Hawker Pacific at Sydney (Mascot) - February 28, 1990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Withdrawn from use and stored Benin City, Nigeria - December 1997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