VH-MMV. Fokker F.27-2135 Friendship. c/n 10355.
Was also registered as: OB-1505; AB-584.
This aircraft was ordered new by Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines - ? Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FMB - February 16, 1968 Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker First flown as 'PH-FMB' - February 19, 1968 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - February 29, 1968 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MMV - March 01, 1968 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - March 02, 1968 It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - March 08, 1968 Delivery route: Amsterdam - Ciampino - Bahrain - Damascus - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore - Jakarta - Denpasar - Broome - Perth Flight Crew: Captains S. Goddard; N. Hill; B. Bayley; Navigator W. C. Kennedy; Engineer L. Butcher The aircraft was named 'RMA Victoria' at the naming ceremony at Port Headland - March 20, 1968 Entered service with M.M.A. - March 1968 It was transferred to Ansett Airlines of Australia but continued operations with M.M.A. - June 01, 1969 The aircraft had flown 4,808 hours with 3,274 cycles to date Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations), Pty Ltd, Melbourne - September 29, 1969 Operated MMA's last scheduled Fokker F.27 service - March 07, 1971 Route: Darwin - Groote Eylandt - Gove - Darwin The aircraft was repainted into Ansett's 'delta' livery - September 1971 It was temporarily withdrawn from service at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - May 1976 Leased to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - August 01, 1977 to September 18, 1985 Repainted into Airlines of South Australia 'Piping Shrike' livery - October 1981 It was the second Fokker to be rolled out in new livery at Melbourne - October 06, 1981 The aircraft was named 'Sir Douglas Mawson' at Adelaide (West Beach) - March 14, 1982 Returned to Ansett Airlines - September 18, 1985 Leased to Airlines of South Australia - November 09, 1985 to April 11, 1986 It operated the final A.S.A. revenue service Adelaide - Moomba - Adelaide - April 10, 1986 Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - April 11, 1986 Entered service with Air N.S.W. - April 11, 1986 Operated its final Air N.S.W. service Sydney - Merimbula - Cooma - Sydney (Capt D. Currey) - July 25, 1988 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - July 30, 1988 Sold to Air U.K. - May 1992 Departed Melboure (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to England as AN27 - May 01, 1992 It arrived atNorwich on completion of the ferry flight - May 07, 1992 Ferry route: Melbourne - Alice Springs - Port Headland - Denpasar - Singapore - Bangkok - Calcutta - Delhi - Karachi - Bahrain - Jeddah - Cairo - Athens - Milano - Norwich Flight crew: Capts B. Poole, G. F. Sims; Engineer G. Tym; Loadmaster M. Crowe (Alice Springs only) Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 29, 1992 Entered onto Peruvian Aircraft Register as OB-1505 - October 19, 1992 Leased to Expresso Aereo The aircraft was named 'Gral Aliaga' Departed Norwich on the delivery flight to Peru - October 29, 1992 It arrived at Lima, Peru on completion of the delivery flight - November 02, 1992 Entered service with Expresso Aereo - November 04, 1992 Withdrawn from use - June 30, 1993 The aircraft had flown 43,706 hours with 44,843 cycles - June 30, 1993 Transferred to Peruvian Coast Guard - May 25, 1994 It was utilised for coastal surveillance and tranportation of senior Navy personnel It was equipped to carry 4 stretchers; V.I.P. seating for 8 passengers with standard seating for 12 passengers Operated as 'AB-584' by Servico Aeronaval de la Marina del Peru - April 04, 2003 Current as of 2007 |
VH-MMV. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Victoria' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-775.) |
VH-MMV. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Victoria' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-453.) |
VH-MMV. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Victoria' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-629.) |
VH-MMV. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Victoria' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-211.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1975. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-593.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1975. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-192.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1976. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-215.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett Airlines of South Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-244.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett Airlines of South Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-322.) |
VH-MMV. ASA Airlines of South Australia - in the 'Piping Shrike' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-213.) |
VH-MMV. ASA Airlines of South Australia - in the 'Piping Shrike' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1981. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-212.) |
VH-MMV. ASA Airlines of South Australia - in the 'Piping Shrike' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-581.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Canberra Airport, November 1985. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-494.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birthday' decal at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 11, 1986. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-028.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birthday' decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-214.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-029.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 17, 1987. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-216.) |
VH-MMV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-171.) |
OB-1510. Expresso Aereo - 'Gral Aliaga' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-133.) |
OB-1510. Expresso Aereo - 'Gral Aliaga' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-022.) |
OB-1510. Peruvian Coast Guard - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-111.) |