Originally ordered by Ansett-ANA but delivered to MMA

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FIX - July 14, 1966

Registered to KNV Fokker NV

First flown as PH-FIX - July 14, 1966

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MMR - July 20, 1966

Registered to Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines Ltd

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - July 20, 1966

Arrived Perth at conclusion of delivery flight - July 26, 1966

Flight crew: Capts S. Goddard, J. Murray, M. Gent; Navigator W.C. Kennedy

Operated first revenue service - July 28, 1966

Aircraft named 'RMA Robe' by Mrs C. Court at Geraldton - August 13, 1966

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - September 29, 1969

Withdrawn from M.M.A. service - April 9, 1971

Departed Perth on delivery to Ansett Airlines of N.S.W. - April 11, 1971

Involved in fatal accident when ground porter walked into rotating propeller at Sydney - June 13, 1975

Transferred to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - December 3, 1977

Operated final ASA service Adelaide-Woomera-Adelaide (Capt K. McCoy; F/O G. Inglis) - April 20, 1979

Painted into the 'Piping Shrike' livery of Airlines of South Australia - July 11, 1981

Aircraft named 'Sir Hans Heysen' at West Beach Airport - March 14, 1982

Operated final ASA Adelaide-Port Lincoln-Ceduna-Adelaide service as GJ446/447 - March 6, 1986

Flight crew: Capt G. Kimberley; F/O S. Bradbury; Flight Attendants M. Smale, S. Burnett

Operated final ASA Adelaide-Kingscote-Adelaide service as GJ478/479 - April 4, 1986

Flight crew: Capt P. Junner; F/O M. de Santis; Flight Attendants J. Humphries, J. Trewartha

Operated final ASA Adelaide-Whyalla-Adelaide service as GJ456/457 - June 27, 1986

Flight crew: Capt I. Deed; F/O M. Beardmore; Flight Attendants T. Davidson, J. Garey

Ferried Adelaide-Melbourne for service with Ansett Airlines - June 28, 1986

Entered Ansett service Melbourne-Wynyard - June 28, 1986

Temporarily withdrawn from service after completing AN854 Wynyard-Melbourne - March 25, 1988

Returned to service following the grounding of the Ansett F50 fleet - July 1988

Flew final revenue service as AN857/858 Melbourne-Devonport-Melbourne - July 22, 1988

Flight crew: Capt D. Currey

Placed in storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport and offered for sale

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 31, 1992

Aircraft had flown 52,587 hours with 53,493 cycles

Aircraft was not sold and fuselage was moved to Broadmeadows TAFE - August 10, 1992

Sold to Associated Metals - December 2002

Fuselage cut into 4 sections by the scrappers

VH-MMR - MMA Jetstream Service - in the full livery at Perth Airport, date unknown.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-317.)

VH-MMR - MMA Jetstream Service - in the full livery at Perth Airport, date unknown.

(B. Dannecker Collection. 1999-452.)

VH-MMR - MMA - in the Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1969.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-989.)

VH-MMR - MMA - in the Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, October 1970.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-441.)

VH-MMR - Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Canberra Airport, January 1972.

(G. Bennett Collection. 1993-442.)

VH-MMR - Ansett Airlines of South Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-990.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery at Birdsville, September 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-991.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery at Birdsville, September 1981.

(G. Bennett Collection. 1993-444.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery over Melbourne, January 1984.

(B. Dannecker Collection. 1993-148.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery over Melbourne, January 1984.

(B. Dannecker Collection. 1993-149.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-443.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1987.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-014.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-446.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1988.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-445.)

VH-MMR - Airlines of South Australia - in the 'piping shrike' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-447.)