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    Airframe Family: Piaggio P-166
    Latest Model:P-166
    Construction Number:365
    Last Civil Registration:VH-MMP
    Compressed ID:Piaggio P-166 cn 365 cr VH-MMP
    Latest Owner or Location:Wollongong Airport, Wollongong, New South Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    1960

    Constructed as a P-166.

    8 March 1960

    To Kenneth McAlpine, Kent with new c/r G-APYP.

    1 November 1960


    Photographer: John Gilman
    Notes: 1960 photo taken at Luton Airport by John Gilman

    10 July 1963

    To Sir Robert McAlpine amp; Sons, Luton keeping c/r G-APYP.

    30 January 1964

    Civil registration, G-APYP, cancelled.

    February 1964

    To MacRobertson Miller with new c/r VH-MMP.
    Operated with markings: RMA Pilbara

    June 1968


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Piaggio P.166 VH-MMP Pilbara was used specifically for charter, mostly in support of mining in the Pilbara region of northern WA. It departed Perth in October 1969 transferred to Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea but went u/s on delivery and was sold

    June 1969

    To Towermain Constructions keeping c/r VH-MMP.

    July 1970

    To Motif Air of Melbourne keeping c/r VH-MMP.

    Circa 1972

    To Forrester Stephen Aviation, Essendon keeping c/r VH-MMP.

    Circa 1975

    To Daroche Developments Pty. Ltd keeping c/r VH-MMP.

    Circa 1975

    To Peter Sagar, T/A Tasman Airlines keeping c/r VH-MMP.

    13 July 1975


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Melbourne Essendon, Victoria

    This aircraft was the last P.166 flying in Australia.

    7 August 2002

    Civil registration, VH-MMP, cancelled.

    To Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (H. A. R. S.), Wollongong Airport, Wollongong, New South Wales.
    View the Location Dossier

    Placed on display with Wollongong Airport, Wollongong, New South Wales.
    View the Location Dossier

    2013

    Markings Applied: Ansett -ANA
    Restored at Albion Park - in the colours of Ansett -ANA - in 1969 the aircraft was destined to be used by Ansett Airlines, PNG - but broke down on its delivery flight - and was subsequently moved to Bankstown and then Moorabbin.

    30 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: By the roadside at Illawarra Regional - acting as an advert for the HARS Museum
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection by Ed Coates
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Ed Coates Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection by Ed Coates
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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