VH-CAV. Fokker F.27-1009. c/n 10131.
First flown as PH-FAY - August 22, 1959 Purchased new by the Department of Civil Aviation Delivered to the Department at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - September 19, 1959 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CAV - September 24, 1959 Crewed and maintained by Trans Australia Airlines - October 13, 1959 to December 9, 1977 Used for calibration and airfield survey work by DCA Transferred to Department of Transport Air Transport Group - July 7, 1974 Sold to Air Anglia - December 20, 1978 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 30, 1979 Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-STAN - April 30, 1979 Ownership transfered to Air UK following merger of Air Anglia & Air UK Aircraft was named 'Jimmy Saville' Withdrawn from service May 1995 and scrapped during 1996 Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - December 20, 1996 Aircraft had flown over 38,060 hours |
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PH-FAY. Department of Civil Aviation - in the original livery prior to delivery, September 1959. (Image 1999-037. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-CAV. Department of Civil Aviation - in the original livery at Essendon Airport, November 1972. (Image 1999-480. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-CAV. Department of Civil Aviation - in the original livery at Essendon Airport, July 1973. (Image 1999-479. R. N. Smith Collection) |
VH-CAV. Department of Civil Aviation - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1974. (Image 1999-371. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-CAV - Department of Civil Aviation - original livery without crest at Essendon Airport, January 1975. (Image 1993-181. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
VH-CAV - Department of Civil Aviation - original livery without crest at Brisbane Airport, August 1976. (Image 1999-372. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
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VH-CAV - Department of Civil Aviation - original livery without crest at Essendon Airport, January 1977. (Image 1993-195. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-CAV - Department of Civil Aviation - original livery without crest at Essendon Airport, January 1978. (Image 1999-481. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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G-STAN. Air UK - in the basic Air Anglia livery at unknown airport, October 1980. (Image 1999-005. P. J. Gates Collection) |
G-STAN. Air UK - in the basic Air Anglia livery at unknown airport, April 1981. (Image 1999-858. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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G-STAN. Air UK - in the basic Air Anglia livery at unknown airport, May 1981. (Image 1999-483. R. N. Smith Collection) |
G-STAN. Air UK - in the revised livery at unknown airport, September 1986. (Image 1999-007. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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G-STAN. Air UK - in the final livery at unknown airport, October 1988. (Image 1999-484. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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G-STAN. Air UK - in the final livery at unknown airport, December 1988. (Image 1999-006. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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