• Aircraft:

  Piaggio P-166AL-1

• Reg: VH-MMP photos
• Serial #:

  29-0203

• Airline: Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS)
• Photo Date: May 05, 2013
• Uploaded: Sep 13, 2013
• Wollongong - YWOL, Australia

Registered new as G-APYP on 8 Mar 60. Imported into Australia for MMA and registered VH-MMP(2) 'RMA Pilbara' on 3 Feb 64. Used for charter work. In '69 it was due to charter for Ansett Airlines of PNG, but broke down at Horn Is on the ferry flight to New Guinea. After remaining there for 5 weeks, ferried to Bankstown, then Moorabbin. Sold to Motif Air, Melbourne, 12 Jul 70. Eventually became derelict at Bankstown.

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Close-cropped oblique view of the Instrument Panel of Piaggio P-166AL-1 VH-MMP Cn 365 on static display at the ‘Wings Over Illawarra’ Airshow at Wollongong - Albion Park Airport YWOL on 05May2013

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