VH-FCE. Fokker F.27-5234F. c/n 10558.
Registration PH-EXH with export registration E-593 reserved by Fokker - April 6, 1977 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXH - April 21, 1977 Registered to Fokker VFW BV, Schiphol Oost First flown as PH-EXH - June 17, 1977 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - June 29, 1977 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FCE - June 29, 1977 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Accepted by Ansett Airlines of New South Wales at Schiphol - June 29, 1977 Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight to Australia - June 30, 1977 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - July 6, 1977 Ferry route: Amsterdam-Belgrade-Ankara-Teheran-Dubai-Karachi-Delhi-Calcutta-Bangkok- Singapore (Seletar)-Denpasar-Darwin-Alice Springs-Melbourne Flight crew: Capts R. Baker, G. Gibson, K. Holden; Navigator W.C. Kennedy; LAME R.M. Chapple Operated first Ansett Airlines of New South Wales revenue service - July 12, 1977 Operated final Air N.S.W. revenue service - October 25, 1986 Sold to Air UK - November 19, 1986 Departed Melbourne as AN27 on delivery flight to U.K. - November 19, 1986 Ferry route: Melbourne-Alice Springs-Broome-Denpasar-Singapore (Seletar)-Bangkok-Calcutta-Delhi- Karachi-Bahrain-Jeddah-Cairo-Athens-Milano-Norwich Flight crew: Capts K. Duncan, J.A. McEnlly; LAME R.M. Chapple Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - February 6, 1987 Aircraft had flown 23,947 hours with 23,375 landings Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-BNCY - February 9, 1987 Registered to Air UK Ltd Aircraft was named 'Friendship Little Langtry' Aircraft was seriously damaged whilst landing at Guernsey Airport - December 7, 1997 The aircraft skidded off the runway and right landing gear collapsed The 42 passengers and 4 crew were uninjured It was considered uneconomical to repair, sold for scrap and broken up on site - January 1998 Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - February 19, 1998 |
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VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-274.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-275.) |
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VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-276.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-286.) |
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VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1979. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-277.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1979. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-548.) |
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VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - with additional titles at Sydney Airport, January 1980. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-835.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - with additional titles at Sydney Airport, January 1980. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-347.) |
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VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - with additional titles at Sydney Airport, May 1980. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-278.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1981. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-549.) |
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VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1982. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-424.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-384.) |
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VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1984. (G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-385.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1986. (G. Bennett Photograph. 1993-383.) |
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G-BNCY. Air UK - in its first livery at Guernsey Airport, June 1988. (P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-856.) |
G-BNCY. Air UK - in its first livery at Guernsey Airport, August 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-550.) |
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G-BNCY. Air UK - in the final livery at Guernsey Airport, December 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-156.) |
G-BNCY. Air UK - in the final livery after the accident at Guernsey Airport, December 1997. (G. Wilkes Collection. 1993-474.) |
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