This aircraft was ordered new by Trans-Australia Airlines - 1959

It was allocated the registration of 'VH-TFL' but it was not taken up

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-FBG' - November 13, 1959

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker, Holland

First flown as 'PH-FBG' - November 16, 1959

Sold to Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines - December 07, 1959

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - December 09, 1959

It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight as 'VH-TFL' - December 16, 1959

Flight crew: Captains A. Whitham (MMA Chief Pilot), S. Goddard, J. Murray; Navigator L. Thrift

Delivered in the standard Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines 'Jetstream' livery

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MMS - December 24, 1959

Registered to Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines Ltd, Perth

Operated a promotional flight Perth - Port Headland - Perth - December 28, 1959

The aircraft was named 'Swan' by Mrs Shane Paltridge - December 28, 1959

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - December 29, 1959

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Broome - Port Headland - Derby - December 31, 1959

Flight crew: Captains S. Goddard, K. Beer; F/O N. Dorrington

This aircraft was nicknamed 'The Black Duck' and later 'The Supersonic Duck' by flight crews

It was the first Friendship in the world to reach 10,000 hours

Withdrawn from service for overhaul - September 03 to October 30, 1962

It was the first Fokker Friendship in the world to achieve 20,000 flight hours

Ownership transferred to Ansett Transport Industries - June 08, 1969

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - September 29, 1969

Withdrawn from M.M.A. service having flown 41,048 hours - January 1972

Transferred to Airlines of South Australia - January 1972

Transferred to Ansett Airlines of Australia - February 1972

Leased to M.M.A. to cover maintenance of their F28s - July 08 to August 05, 1977

Ferried Perth - Adelaide (West Beach) on return to Airlines of South Australia - August 06, 1977

Leased to Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - May 26, 1979 to March 01, 1980

Operated inaugural Air N. S. W. Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Albury - Melbourne (Tullamarine) service - May 04, 1983

It had logged the highest hours flown by any Australian registered Friendship - April 1984

It had flown 62,817 hours with 57,170 cycles to date

Withdrawn from service for repainting into the new Ansett 'Southern Cross' livery - November 1984

Operated final revenue service Sydney - Canberra - Melbourne (Captain L. Campbell) as WX865 - October 19, 1987

Flown to Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Essendon) for open storage - October 20, 1987

It had flown 69,982 hours with 64,393 cycles

Estimated to have carried 1,854, 518 passengers during its career

Flown Melbourne (Essendon) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - January 25, 1989

Returned to service and leased to Air Cruising for a Pacific Islands tour - May 06 - 22, 1991

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 06, 1991

Sold to Transpacific Enterprises Inc - December 13, 1991

Entered onto the Peruvian Aircraft Register as OB-1454 - ?

Departed Melbourne (Tulamarine) on the ferry flight to Peru in an all-white livery - December 13, 1991

It arrived at Lima, on completion of the ferry flight - December 24, 1991

Flight crew: Captain D. Alidga; F/O M. Perochena (son of owner); Engineer J. Falconi

Ferry route: Melboure - Alice Springs - Broome - Denpasar - Singapore - Bangkok - Calcutta - Delhi - Karachi -

Bahrain - Jeddah - Cairo - Athens - Milano - Preswick - Reykjavik - Sondrestromfjord - Goose Bay -

Philadelphia - Miami - Panama City - Guayaquil - Lima

Leased to Expresso Aero SA - December 31, 1991 to February 23, 1994

The aircraft was named 'Salcantay'

Returned to Transpacific Enterprises Inc - October 1993

Ferried to Santiago, Chile for storage - August 03, 1994

It was cannibalised for parts - but was still relatively intact as of 2003

It had flown 72,020 and 69,478 cycles

PH-FBG. Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines - 'RMA Swan' in the original livery at Amsterdam, December 1959.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-051.)

PH-FBG. Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines - 'RMA Swan' in the original livery at Amsterdam, December 1959.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-175.)

VH-TFL. Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines - 'RMA Swan' in the original livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, December 1959.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-064.)

VH-MMS. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Swan' in the revised livery at Perth Airport, November 1967.

(E. D. Daw Collection Copyright Image 1999-625.)

VH-MMS. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Swan' in the revised livery at Perth Airport, January 1968.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-024.)

VH-MMS. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Swan' in the revised livery at Perth Airport, date unknown.

(E. D. Daw Collection Copyright Image 1999-427.)

VH-MMS. MMA Jetstream Service - 'RMA Swan' in the basic livery at Perth Airport, date unknown.

(E. D. Daw Collection Copyright Image 1999-415.)

VH-MMS. MMA - 'RMA Swan' in the Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1971.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-448.)

VH-MMS. MMA - 'RMA Swan' in the Ansett 'delta' livery at Narrandara Airport, November 1978.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-449.)

VH-MMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 29, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-798.)

VH-MMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 15, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-872.)

VH-MMS. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 27, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-283.)

VH-MMS. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Wagga Airport, November 1979.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-387.)

VH-MMS. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1979.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-025.)

VH-MMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-319.)

VH-MMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-450.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 09, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-027.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1985.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-452.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' decals at Brisbane Airport, November 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-546.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' decals at Canberra Airport, November 12, 1985.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-627.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' decals at Canberra Airport, November 12, 1985.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-626.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' decals at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-805.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Canberra Airport, January 12, 1986.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-628.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birthday' decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1986.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-453.)

VH-MMS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birthday' decal at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-026.)

VH-MMS. Transpacific - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1991.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-454.)

OB-1454. Transpacific - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-355.)