ZK-MCJ. Hawker Siddeley HS-748-2A-233. c/n 1661-140.

Was also registered as: DQ-FBH; C-FYDY.

 

This aircraft was built by Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Limited, Woodford, Manchester, England - 1968

It was built for Fiji Airways

Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as VQ-FBH - August 30, 968

Registered to Fiji Airways Ltd, Suva, Fiji

First flown at Woodford as 'VQ-FBH' - November 27, 1968

Departed Woodford on the ferry flight to Fiji - November 1968

It arrived at Nadi on completion of the ferry flight - December 08, 1968

Reregistered as DQ-FBH - October 01, 1971

Fiji Airways Limited changed its name to Air Pacific Limited - October 31, 1971

The airline relocated its Head Office to Nadi

The aircraft was withdrawn from use at Nadi - 1971

It was sold to Mount Cook Airline, Christchurch - October 06, 1979

Cancelled from the Fijian Aircraft Register - October 06, 1979

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCJ - October 06, 1979

Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch

Ferried Nadi - Christchurch on delivery to Mount Cook - October 07, 1979

The aircraft was named 'Rotorua' (long lake)

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Operated its final revenue service Mount Cook - Christchurch as NZ5718 - December 31, 1995

It was withdrawn from use and stored at Christchurch

It was sold to Air North Charter and Training Ltd, Whitehorse, Canada - June 1996

Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Canada via Norfolk Island and Brisbane - June 26, 1996

It was observed at Chitose (Japan) enroute to Canada - June 30, 1996

It arrived at Whitehorse having completed the ferry flight to Canada - ?

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - July 08, 1996

It was observed at Whitehorse in the Mount Cook livery as 'ZK-MCJ' - July 25, 1996

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FYDY - August 29, 1996

Registered to Air North Charter and Training Limited, Whitehorse

Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - September 03, 1996

It was operated by Air North in the basic Mount Cook livery until it was repainted in 2006

Over the years it was withdrawn from service during the Canadian winter season and stored at Whitehorse

Operated its final revenue service - January 21, 2015

Route: Whitehorse - Dawson City - Old Crow - Inuvik - Dawson City - Whitehorse

It was withdrawn from service and used as a ground trainer

It was announced that this aircraft would be returned to an airworthy condition - January 2016

This aircraft was returned to service for the 2016 North Summer period

Withdrawn from service at Whitehorse - December 22, 2016

It was parted out for spares to support the operations of the airline's other aircraft

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - February 27, 2019

 

 

DQ-FBH. Air Pacific - in the standard livery at Nausori Airport, July 19, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-060.)

ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the 'Air Pacific' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 30, 1979.

(R. F. Killick Copyright Image 0748-042.)

ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the old livery at Auckland Airport, September 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-021.)

ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the old livery at Queenstown Airport, March 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-019.)

ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the final livery at Wellington Airport, January 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-041.)

C-FYDY. Air North - in the basic 'Mount Cook' livery at Whitehorse Airport, July 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-061.)

C-FYDY. Air North - in the basic 'Mount Cook' livery at Whitehorse Airport, July 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-062.)

C-FYDY. Air North - in the standard livery with additional 'Yukon's Airline' titles at an unknown airport, July 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-147.)