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ZK-NFB. Fokker F.27-5237F Friendship. c/n 10552. Was also registered as: PK-MFG |
This aircraft was the 449th Friendship to built by KNV Fokker at Amsterdam (Schiphol) It was built for New Zealand National Airways Corporation Allocated the temporary Dutch registration 'PH-EXB' - January 26, 1977 First flown as 'PH-EXB' at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - March 25, 1977 Sold to New Zealand National Airways Corporation - April 19, 1977 The temporary Dutch registration 'PH-EXB' was cancelled - April 21, 1977 The Dutch Export Certificate '587' was issued by Fokker - April 21, 1977 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK- NFB - April 21, 1977 Registered to National Airways Corporation, Wellington, New Zealand Accepted by NAC at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - April 22, 1977 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on its deliverty flight to New Zealand - April 22, 1977 It arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) on completion of the delivery flight - April ?, 1977 The aircraft was named 'Korere' (grey warbler) It was utilised on New Zealand domestic services NAC and Air New Zealand merged to form one airline - April 01, 1978 Operated its final revenue service - ?, 1990 The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Christchurch Sold to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Indonesia - February 24, 1992 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - February 24, 1992 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MFG - February 24, 1992 Registered to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Surabaya, Indonesia The aircraft was named 'Lingga' It departed Christchurch on the delivery flight to Indonesia (Jakarta) - February 24, 1992 It arrived at Jakarta on completion of the delivery flight - February ?, 1992 Entered service with Merpati Nusantara Airlines - ?, 1992 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored as Surabaya - December 28, 2006 The aircraft was then slowly stripped of all useful parts The 'white' fuselage was observed at Surabaya with engines and other major parts missing - December ?, 2009 The fuselage with the wings still attached but with tail missing was observed derelict at Surabaya - ?, 2014 Current status - ? |
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ZK-NFB. Air New Zealand - 'Korere' in the transitional livery at Wellington Airport, January 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-116.) |
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ZK-NFB. Air New Zealand - 'Korere' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, February 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-117.) |
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ZK-NFB. Merpati - in the new livery at Christchurch Airport, February 1992. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1991-118.) |