VH-MMU. Fokker F.27-1062 Friendship. c/n 10258.

Was also registered as: PI-C512; I-SARO; F-BVTU; F-OGJA;

F-GCPA; LN-NPC; N101FJ; VT-ERZ.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Philippine Air Lines - 1963

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-FFZ' - September 03, 1964

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as 'PH-FFZ' - September 07, 1964

Delivered to Philippine Airlines at Manila, Philippines - September 28, 1964

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 02, 1964

Entered onto the Philippine Aircraft Register as PI-C512 - October 07, 1964

The aircraft was damaged but rebuilt using parts from Friendship 'PI-C503' (msn 10191)

Leased to MacRobertson Miller Airlines - January 15, 1966 to November 11, 1968

Departed Manila on the ferry flight to Australia - January 22, 1966

It arrived at Perth in the standard Philippines livery on completion of the ferry flight - January 24, 1966

Ferry route: Manila - Jesselton - Singapore - Denpasar - Broome - Perth

Flight crew: Captains S. Goddard, H. Rowell; Navigator Captain G. Bracken (T.A.A.)

It underwent line maintenance and repainting on arrival, taking some 9 days

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MMU - February 02, 1966

Registered to Philippine Airlines Inc

Leased to MacRobertson Miller Airlines as the registered operator

The aircraft retained the Philippines name 'Mabuhay' (Friendship or Welcome)

Entered service with M.M.A. - February 20, 1966

Withdrawn from service by M.M.A. - October 29, 1968

It had flown 7,455 hours with 6,797 cycles whilst in service with M.M.A.

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 01, 1968

Repainted into the standard Philippine Airlines livery at Perth

Entered onto the Philippine Aircraft Register as PI-C512 - November 01, 1968

It arrived at Manila on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - November 13, 1968

Flight crew: Captains W. R. Anderson, S. Goddard

Sold to Linee Aerea della Sardegna S.p.A t/a Alisarda - February 27, 1969

Entered onto the Italian Aircraft Register as I-SARO - ?

Sold to Touraine Air Transport ( T.A.T.) - December 19, 1974

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-BVTU - ?

Reregistered as F-OGJA - ?

Leased to Air Martinique - June 17, 1979 to April 17, 1980

Sold to Air Alsace - June 24, 1980

Reregistered as F-GCPA - ?

Leased to Air Inter - September 1980 to January 1981

Leased to Lauda Air - April to June 1982

Leased to T.A.T. - August 15, 1982

Sold to Busy Bee, Norway - April 22, 1983

Entered onto the Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-NPC - June 30, 1983

Sold to Norving A/S - May 1991

Sold to Fiet Inc - June 5, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N101FJ - June 07, 1991

It was to be leased to Wien Air Alaska but was not taken up despite the aircraft having been fully painted - June 1991

Sold to Jet Lease Inc - October 20, 1991

Entered onto the Indian Aircraft Register as VT-ERZ - ?

Leased to Continental Aviation (Pvt) Ltd - October 20, 1991

Repossessed by Jet Lease and stored at Bombay Airport, India - March 1993

The aircraft had flown a total of 41,186 hours with 55,573 cycles of June 30, 1993

Cancelled from Indian Aircraft Register - March 28, 2006

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-MMU. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Mabuhay' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-416.)

I-SARO. Alisarda - in the old livery at an unknown airport, February 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-127.)

F-OGJA. Air Martinique - in the basic 'TAT' livery at an unknown airport, April 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-881.)

F-GCPA. Air Alsace - in the 'all-white' livery at an unknown airport, April 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-033.)

F-GCPA. Lauda Air - in the 'all-white' livery at Salzburg Airport, May 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-039.)

F-GCPA. Lauda Air - in the 'all-white' livery at Salzburg Airport, May 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-040.)

LN-NPC. Busy Bee - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-008.)

LN-NPC. Busy Bee - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-885.)