VH-TFH. Fokker F.27-7023. c/n 10176.

was also registered as: VH-JCC.


First flown as PH-FCP - May 9, 1961

Delivered new to Braathens-SAFE as LN-SUG - May 18, 1961

Leased to Luxair - October 9, 1966 to May 19, 1967

Sold to Fokker - May 19, 1969

Converted to a Series 700 aircraft - larger fuel tanks, large freight door, upgraded engines

First flown as Series 7023 aircraft - PH-FCP - December 23, 1969

Leased to Trans Australia Airlines - December 30, 1969

Delivered to Trans Australia Airlines at Melbourne - January 1970

Aircraft was named 'George Bass' and later 'Ernest Giles'

Entered service with T.A.A. - Melbourne-Devonport-Melbourne - January 23, 1970

Operated its final service - Melbourne-Devonport-Melbourne - May 26, 1971

Departed Melbourne on delivery to Fokker - June 2, 1971

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 18, 1971

Placed in storage at Woensdrecht

Sold to Lufttransport Unternehem GmbH as D-BEKU - March 15, 1972

Leased to IFG Interregionalflug - June 1, 1972

Sold to Icelandair - becoming TF-FIP - May 6, 1974

Aircraft was named 'Gunnfaxi'

Sold to Pilgrim Airlines - becoming N146PM - February 19, 1980

Leased to Icelandair - as N146PM - January 1981 to November 1982

Transferred to Business Express on merger with Pilgrim Airlines - March 15, 1986

Sold to Australian Air Touring - December 31, 1987

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JCC - February 1988

Sold to Charter Cruise Air - February 25, 1988

Leased to Air Niugini - October 1994 to December 1994

Registered to Aircruising Australia Ltd - October 31, 1995

Sold to Australian Flyers Pty Ltd - November 1997

Returned to Aircruising Australia following suspension of Australian Flyers operations - 2000

Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Tamworth

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 22, 2002


TF-FIP. Icelandair - in the old IFG livery at Reykjavik Airport, May 1975.

(Image 1999-896. H. Groen Collection)

TF-FIP. Icelandair - in the revised livery at Reykjavik Airport, August 1979.

(Image 1999-897. H. Groen Collection)

N146PM. Pilgrim Airlines - in the full livery at unknown airport, December 1980.

(Image 1999-105. R. N. Smith Collection)

N146PM. Flugleidir - in the basis Pilgrim livery at Reykjavik Airport, December 1981.

(Image 1999-897. H. Groen Collection)

N146PM. Australian Air Touring - in the white delivery colors at Melbourne Airport, December 1987.

(Image 1999-182. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-JCC. Aircruising Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, July 1988.

(Image 1999-183. P. J. Gates Photograph)

 

VH-JCC. Aircruising Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1990.

(Image 1999-184. P. J. Gates Photograph)

 

VH-JCC. Air Niugini - in full Aircruising livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1994.

(Image 1999-185. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-JCC. Air Niugini - in full Aircruising livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1994.

(Image 1999-506. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-JCC. Niugini - in full Aircruising livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1995.

(Image 1999-969. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-JCC. The Spirit of Recovery - in full Aircruising livery at Wellington Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1999-804. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-JCC. Aircruising Australia - being reduced to spares at Tamworth Airport, October 2001.

(Image 1999-903. R. N. Smith Photograph)