VH-FCB Fokker F.27-5224 Friendship

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett for Airlines of New South Wales - ?

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Registered as 'PH-EXD' with the export registration 'E-532' - December 12, 1975

Registered to Fokker VFW BV, Amsterdam Schiphol Oost

First flown as 'PH-EXD' - January 08, 1976

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - January 22, 1976

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FCB - January 23, 1976

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett Airlines of N. S. W. at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - January 24, 1976

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - January 24, 1976

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - January 30, 1976

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Belgrade - Istanbul - Ankara - Teheran - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok -

Singapore - Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts R. Baker, E. Schumann; F/O D. McPartland; Navigator W. S. Kennedy; LAME P. King

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - February 04, 1976

Operated its first Airlines of New South Wales revenue service - February 05, 1976

The aircraft was almost lost in flight when the 'gust-lock' was inadvertently engaged near Parkes - May 19, 1976

The aircraft was operating the Sydney (Kingsford-Smith) Broken Hill service with 29 passengers and 4 crew

When the gust-lock became engaged it froze the movement of the ailerons and rudder

This placed the aircraft in a 35 degree bank to port and loosing some 2,000 feet per minute

The First Officer discovered the latched 'gust-lock' and on its release normal flight operations were resumed

Leased to Setair in basic the Airlines of N. S. W. 'canary' livery - January 06, 1983

Operated its first Setair service Melbourne - Launceston as a freighter - January 06, 1983

Whilst operated by Setair the aircraft was named 'Merle'

Returned to Air N. S. W. and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - March 25, 1983

Transferred to Ansett - April 28, 1983

Leased to Ansett Air Freight - in the basic Airlines of N. S. W. 'canary' livery - July 03, 1983 - January 14, 1984

Repainted into Ansett 'Southern Cross' livery with Ansett Air Freight titles - late 1983

Returned to Ansett and converted to passenger configuration at Melbourne - January 17, 1984

Leased to Air New South Wales - January 26, 1984 - May 06, 1984

Leased to Air N. S. W. - August 17, 1986 - December 16, 1987

Operated its final revenue service with Air N. S. W. Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - December 13, 1987

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - December 16, 1987

The aircraft had flown a total of 26,624 hours with 26,165 cycles

Leased to Linea Aerea del Cobre Ltda (Ladeco) - January 03, 1988 - June 01, 1989

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the delivery flight without markings - January 08, 1988

Delivery route: Melbourne - Alice Springs - Broome - Bali - Seletar - Bangkok - Calcutta - Delhi - Karachi - Bahrain -

Jeddah - Cairo - Athens - Milano - Prestwick - Reyjkavik - Sondrestromfjord - Goose Bay - Montreal - Washington -

Miami - Panama - Guayaquil - Lima - Arica

It was repainted into the 'Ladeco' livery after its arrival

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - February 02, 1988

Entered onto the Chilean Aircraft Register as CC-CIS - February 1988

Leased to Expresso Aero as the registered operator - June 07, 1991

Cancelled from the Chilean Aircraft Register - June 1991

Entered onto the Peruvian Aircraft Register as OB-1446 - June 1991

The aircraft was named 'Coropuna'

Withdrawn from service and returned to Transpacific Enterprises - September 01, 1993

Placed in storage in Chile - September 02, 1993

Sold to Peruvian Coast Guard - March 18, 1995

Sold to Peruvian Navy as AE562 - August 01, 1995

Withdrawn from use

Current status - ?

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 09, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-265.)

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 09, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-266.)

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 10, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-267.)

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-264.)

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 04, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-976.)

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 17, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-975.)

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 03, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-533.)

VH-FCB. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Canberra Airport, December 1981.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-598.)

VH-FCB. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 17, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-534.)

VH-FCB. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1983.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1999-148.)

VH-FCB. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1983.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1999-599.)

VH-FCB. Setair - 'Merle' in the basic Air New South Wales 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1983.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1999-149.)

VH-FCB. Setair - 'Merle' in the basic Air New South Wales 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1983.

VH-FCB. Setair - 'Merle' in the basic Air New South Wales 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1983.

VH-FCB. Ansett Air Freight - in the basic Air New South Wales 'yellow canary' livery at Cairns Airport, April 1983.

VH-FCB. Ansett Air Freight - in the basic Air New South Wales 'yellow canary' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1983.

VH-FCB. Ansett Air Freight - in the basic Air New South Wales 'yellow canary' livery at Cairns Airport, September 25, 1983.

VH-FCB. Ansett Air Freight - in the basic Air New South Wales 'yellow canary' livery at Cairns Airport, September 27, 1983.

VH-FCB. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 12, 1984.

VH-FCB. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1984.

VH-FCB. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' decals at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1985.

VH-FCB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 12, 1987.

VH-FCB. Ansett / Transpacific - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1988.

CC-CIS. Ladeco - in the standard livery at Santiago Airport, March 1988.

AE-562. Peruvian Navy - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 2002.

AE-562. Peruvian Navy - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 2003.