March 1970 to November 1992
Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA)
PK-MVM - c/n 459 - a V.828 series Viscount
Indonesia registered
March 1970
Purchased from All Nippon Airways (ANA) and named as 'Merauke' which is one of the most easternmost towns in the Merauke Regency, Papua Province. Merpati means Dove (or Pigeon) in Malay and Nusantara means 'of the Indonesian Islands'
Later re-named as 'Lombok' which is an Indonesian Island in the Lesser Sunda chain.
17 September 1974
Total time 21,604 hours and 16,585 total landings.
25 April 1977
Total time 24,987 hours and 18,511 total landings.
17 August 1979
Total time 28,464:17 hours and 20,596 total landings.
4 October 1982
Noted at Taipei, Taiwan undergoing maintenance with Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT).
8 October 1982
Departed from Taipei, Taiwan to Manila, Philippines on its return to Merpati. This sector took 3 hours and 3 minutes with 2 landings.
8 October 1982
Arrived at Jakarta, Indonesia from Manila, Philippines on its return to Merpati. This sector took 6 hours and 17 minutes with 3 landings.
June 1983
Noted in a 'Brown and Orange' livery.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines ‘Brown & Orange‘ livery
June 1987
Noted in a 'Turquoise Tail' livery.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines ‘White Fuselage‘ livery
March 1989
Withdrawn from service and stored at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.
October 1989
Noted still stored but now minus its Rolls-Royce Dart engines.
November 1992
Broken up for scrap.
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