A12-124. British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111-217EA. c/n 124.

Was also registered as: G-EXPM; 5N-NRC.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by the Royal Australian Air Force - R.A.A.F. - December 01, 1965

It was the first of two airframes acquired for VIP duties

Powered by 2 Rolls Royce Spey 25 Mk.511-14 engines

Rolled off British Aeropsace Corporation production line at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth - October 1967

First flown as 'A12-124' at Hurn - November 03, 1967

Handed over to the Royal Australia Air Force at Hurn - December 21, 1967

Delivered to Royal Australian Air Force No 34 Squadron  as 'A12-124' - January 12, 1968

It arrived at Canberra (R.A.A.F. Fairbairn) - January 18, 1968

Operated by No. 34 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force

The aircraft was initially fitted with two executive cabins with 26 and 30 passenger seats

It was later modified later to seat 28 passenger only

Withdrawn from use and handed over to Hawker Pacific at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - February 28, 1990

Sold to Burtonwood Developments - March 05, 1990

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-EXPM. March 05, 1990

Registered to Burtonwood Developments

The aircraft remained stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Registered to European Aviation Pty Ltd (U.K.) - September 10, 1990

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - August 30, 1991

It arrived at Southend on completion of the ferry flight - September 01, 1991

Ferry route: Sydney - Alice Springs - Port Hedland - ? - Nice - Southend

Sold to Okada Air, Nigeria as '5N-TOM' but the registration was not taken up - October 25, 1991

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 06, 1991

Entered onto the Nigerian Aircraft Register as 5N-NRC - December 06, 1991

Ferried to Nigeria via Ostend - December 06, 1991

Used as a corporate aircraft for charter and company use and retained the VIP configuration

Withdrawn from use and stored Benin City, Nigeria - December 1997

The Nigerian Government permanently banned and grounded all BAC 111 operations - May 2002

This was due to a series of crashes that had occured over the years

The aircraft was observed as being derelict at Benin City, Nigeria - April 06, 2005

It was observed in a derelict condition at Benin City, Nigeria - Jnauary 14, 2008

Seen derelict in the grass area in a very mouldy condition minus engines and APU - April 08, 2009

Scrapped at Benin City - ?

 

 

A12-124. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Hurn Airport, date unknown.

(S. Fox Collection Copyright Image 1920-952.)

A12-124. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Hurn Airport, date unknown.

(S. Fox Collection Copyright Image 1920-951.)

A12-124. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Canberra Airport, January 12, 1983.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1921-076.)

G-EXPM. Burtonwood - in the basic RAAF livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 21, 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-947.)

G-EXPM. Burtonwood - in the basic RAAF livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-954.)

G-EXPM. Burtonwood - in the basic RAAF livery at Southend Airport, date unknown.

(S. Burton Copyright Image 1920-953.)