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VH-FNK. Fokker F.27-2080. c/n 10280.
First flown as PH-FGX - July 23, 1965
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNK - August 9, 1965
Delivered new to Ansett-ANA at Melbourne - August 17, 1965
Flew first service for Ansett-ANA - August 21, 1965
Leased to Airlines of South Australia - April 1968 & July 1968
Leased to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - November 1968
Leased to Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - October 3, 1969
Leased to Air Niugini - November 1, 1973
Sold to Air Niugini - becoming P2-ANL - July 1, 1976
Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 6, 1976
Withdrawn from Air Niugini service - March 1984
Sold to Luxair - becoming LX-LGK - May 25, 1984
Sold to Northwest Aircraft Inc - becoming N278MA - November 1989
Operated by Mesaba Airlines - Northwest Orient Airlink
Withdrawn from Mesaba service after operating Wausau-Minneapolis flight - May 15, 1995
Stored at McCarran Field - having flown 53,371 hours
Sold to Eagle Jet Charter and leased to Eagle Canyon Airlines - November 1995
Sold to Eagle Canyon Airlines - transferred to Scenic Airlines - 1999
Sold to Eagle Jet Charter - August 7, 2001
Stored at Boulder City Airport as of December 10, 2003
Reported as being parked at Opa Locka, Florida - December 2004
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VH-FNK. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967. (Image 1999-251. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-FNK. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, June 1967. (Image 1999-818. P. Gates Collection) |
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VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Essendon Airport, May 1969. (Image 1999-596. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1973. (Image 1999-606. E. D. Daw Collection) |
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VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic 'delta' livery, location & date unknown. (Image 1999-607. E. D. Daw Collection) |
VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport. (Image 1993-049. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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P2-ANL. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in basic Ansett 'delta' livery, location & date unknown. (Image 1999-307. P. J. Gates Collection) |
P2-ANL. Air Niugini Papua New Guinea National Airline, January 1982. (Image 1999-580. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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P2-ANL. Air Niugini Papua New Guinea National Airline at Lae Airport, January 1982. (Image 1999-077. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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LX-LGK. Luxair - in an interim white livery at unknown airport, March 1985. (Image 1999-157. R. N. Smith Collection) |
LX-LGK. Luxair - in the final livery at unknown airport, January 1986. (Image 1999-188. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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N278MA. Eagle Canyon Airlines - in the full livery at Boulder City Airport, February 2004. (Image 1999-942. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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