VH-MMY. de Havilland DHC-6-100. c/n 80.
First flown as N1566 - November 23, 1967 Sold to Air Capital International, Inc for lease to MMA - December 22, 1967 Accepted by MMA at Downsview, Ontario - December 22, 1967 Ferried Downsview-Wichita, Kansas for fitment of 900 gallon long-range fuel tank - December 23, 1967 Departed Wichita on delivery flight to Australia - January 3, 1968 Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight in all-metal livery - January 7, 1968 Delivery route: Downsview-Buffalo-Terra Haute-Wichita-Phoenix-San Francisco-Honolulu-Tarawa- Tontouta-Magenta-Sydney (Bankstown) Flight crew: Air Capital crew; MMA Capt P. J. Macham Ferried Sydney-Mildura-Ceduna-Kalgoorlie-Perth - January 8 - 9, 1968 Utilised for crew train at Perth - January 26 - February 1, 1968 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MMY - February 2, 1968 Registered to Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines Ltd Aircraft was named 'RMA Yampi' at Derby by Mrs H. McGuigan - February 1968 Operated first revenue service Perth-Meekatharra-Wittenoom-Derby - February 3, 1968 Mainly used on MMA's Kimberley services Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - September 29, 1969 Transferred to MMA's Pilbara services - September 1971 Underwent 6-day wing spar modification work at Perth - November 19, 1972 Withdrawn from Kimberley services and flown Derby-Perth - February 2, 1976 Sale to Aeropelican Air Services arranged by Ansett - April 1, 1976 Accepted at Perth by Aeropelican - April 13, 1976 Aircraft was configured to seat 19 passengers Ferried Perth-Belmont, N.S.W. - April 14 - 15, 1976 Operated first Aeropelican revenue service Belmont-Sydney - April 16, 1976 Registered to Aeropelican Intercity Commuter Air Services Pty Ltd - June 2, 1976 Registered to Aeropelican Air Services Pty Ltd - May 8, 1984 Withdrawn from service at Belmont - June 15, 1987 Aircraft required wing re sparring which was considered to be uneconomical Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 15, 1987 Scrapped at Sydney's Bankstown Airport - July 1987 |
VH-MMY. Aeropelican - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1976. |
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