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


Ordered new by Philippine Air Lines - 1963

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FFZ - September 3, 1964

Registered to KNV Fokker NV

First flown as PH-FFZ - September 7, 1964

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

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - October 2, 1964

Entered onto Philippine Aircraft Register as PI-C512 - October 7, 1964

Was damaged & rebuilt using parts from Friendship PI-C503 (msn 10191)

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

Departed Manila on delivery flight to Australia - January 22, 1966

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

Arrived Perth in full Philippines livery at conclusion of delivery flight - January 24, 1966

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

Underwent line maintenance and repainting on arrival taking some 9 days

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MMU - February 2, 1966

Registered to Philippine Airlines Inc

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Withdrawn from service by M.M.A. - October 29, 1968

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

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 1, 1968

Repainted into full Philippine Airlines livery at Perth

Entered onto Philippine Aircraft Register as PI-C512 November 1, 1968

Arrived Manila at conclusion of delivery flight from Australia - November 13, 1968

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

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

Entered onto Italian Aircraft Register as I-SARO

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

Entered onto French Aircraft Register as F-BVTU

Leased to Air Martinique as F-OGJA - June 17, 1979 to April 17, 1980

Sold to Air Alsace - June 24, 1980

Leased to Air Inter as F-GCPA - 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 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 U.S. Aircraft Register as N101FJ - June 7, 1991

Was to be leased to Wien Air Alaska but n.t.u. dispite aircraft being fully painted - June 1991

Sold to Jet Lease Inc - October 20, 1991

Entered onto Indian Aircraft Register as VT-ERZ

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

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

Aircraft has flown a total of 41,186 hours with 55,573 cycles to June 30, 1993

Cancelled from Indian Aircraft Register - March 28, 2006


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

(Image 1999-416. E. D. Daw Collection)

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

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

F-OGJA. Air Martinique - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LN-NPC. BusyBee - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1985.

(Image 1999-008. P. J. Gates Collection)

LN-NPC. BusyBee - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1990.

(Image 1999-885. P. J. Gates Collection)