5W-FAO. Hawker Siddeley HS-748-2A-266. c/n 1714-193.

 

This aircraft was built by Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Limited, Woodford, Manchester, England - 1972

First flown at Woodford as 'G-11-10' - June 26, 1972

Powered by Rolls Royce Dart 534-2 turboprop engines

Sold to Polynesian Airlines, Western Samoa - November 1972

Entered onto the Western Samoa Aircraft Register as 5W-FAO - ?

Registered to Polynesian Airlines, Apia, Western Samoa

The aircraft was named 'Pili'

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Leased to Mount Cook Airlines, Christchurch as the registered operator - June 26, 1982

It was operated by Mount Cook in the Polynesian Airlines livery

Returned to Polynesian at the end of the lease - October 08, 1982

Sold to Alexandra Aviation Limited (Aviation Broker), Liverpool, England - October 18, 1985

Cancelled from the Western Samoa Aircraft Register - October 18, 1985

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BMFT (CofR G-BMFT/R1) - October 18, 1985

Registered to Alexandra Aviation Limited (Aviation Broker), Liverpool, England

Sold to Euroair Transport Ltd, Windsor, Berkshire - October 18, 1985

Leased to Tunisavia as the registered operator - November 21,1985

Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - April 1986

Leased to British Airways as the registered operator - May 12, 1986

Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - July 04, 1986

Leased to British Airways as the registered operator - April 04, 1987

Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease and stored - May 05, 1989

Leased to Scottish European Airways as the registered operator - August 01, 1989

Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - March 01, 1990

Leased to Jersey European Airways as the registered operator - April 01, 1990

Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - November 1991

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Exeter - November 1991

Leased to Business Air as the registered operator - August 19, 1992

Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - June 1993

Leased to Air Fast Indonesia as the registered operator - October 06, 1993

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 10, 1996

Entered onto the Bermuda Aircraft Register as VP-BFT - June 1997

Returned to Euroair (Bermuda) Limited - November 1997

Sold to Emerald Airways, Benfleet, England - November 28, 1997

Cancelled from the Bermuda Aircraft Register - November 28, 1997

Entered onto the British Aircraft Aircraft Register as G-OPFW (CofR G-OPFW/R1) - November 28, 1997

Registered to Emerald Airways, Benfleet, England

Registered to Emerald Airways, Leeds, England - July 01, 1998

Registered to Emerald Airways, Leeds, England - December 12, 2006

It was withdrawn from service - ?

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 15, 2009

The aircraft has been permanently withdrawn from use

Current status - ?

 

 

5W-FAO. Polynesian - 'Pili' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, September 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-017.)

G-BMFT. Euroair - in the standard livery at Exeter Airport, August 16, 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-139.)

G-BMFT. British Airways - in the non-standard all-white livery at Manchester Airport, July 1987.

(G. Ditchfield Copyright Image 0748-141.)

G-BMFT. Jersey European - in the standard livery at Paris Charles de Gualle Airport, June 1990.

(C. Laugier Copyright Image 0748-142.)

G-OPFW. Parcel Force Worldwide - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-140.)