VH-BFB Bristol 170 Freighter

This aircraft was built as a B-170-31M Freighter by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, Bristol, England

Construction completed - 1955

First flown as 'G-18-184' - January ?, 1955

Sold to the Pakistan Air Force as 'S4436' - June 29, 1955

It was operated by ATC/6 Squadron at Peshawar

The word 'Royal' was dropped from the name, becoming the 'Pakistan Air Force' - ? 1956

ATC/6 Squadron was transferred to Chaklala - October 20, 1959

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Drigh Road, Karachi - ?, 1961

Transferred to Pakistan Government - June 29, 1961

Sold to Ansett-A.N.A. - September 03, 1961

Allocated the registration 'AP-AMP' for the delivery flight to Australia

Delivered to Ansett-A.N.A. at Melbourne (Essendon) - September 17, 1961

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BFB - September 17, 1961

Registered to Ansett-ANA, Melbourne

Transferred to Ansett Mandated Airlines, Lae, Papua New Ginea - January 22, 1962

Registered to Ansett Mandated Airlines, Papua New Guinea

Departed Melbourne (Essendon) on the delivery flight to Madang in the 'Ansett-M.A.L.' livery - January 23, 1962

Withdrawn from service temporarily at Goroka - January 1967

Flown to Lae for storage - June 30, 1967

Sold to SAFE Air New Zealand - October 27, 1967

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-CVL - October 27, 1967

Departed on the delivery flight to New Zealand - November 03, 1967

It arrived at Blenheim (Woodbourne) on completion of the delivery flight - November 05, 1967

Flight crew: Captains C. G. Fantham; D. A. Williams

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 06, 1967

It was broken up for spares on arrival

The centre section and wings were mated to the fuselage of an existing SAFE Air Bristol 170 Freighter

This aircraft - ex ZK-BMA (c/n 12937) - was virtually a new zircraft created from the rebuild

The 'new' aircraft was entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-CVY - November 23, 1967

Registered to Safeair, Woodbourne