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Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Tamworth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
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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VH-JCC. Aircruising Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1990. (Image 1999-184. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
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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) |
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VH-JCC. Niugini - in full Aircruising livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1995. (Image 1999-969. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
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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) |
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