12/31/2007. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "This was the second prototype, first flown September 7, 1972, preceded by the first, F-WTCC, c/n 01, on May 28, 1971, the type received its CofA on February 12, 1974. Ten production aircraft were built for Air Inter, these being delivered between May 1974 and December 1975. In 1983 the French airline required another Mercure and prototype 02 was refurbished to production standard and entered service in 1985."