VH-FNL. Fokker F.27-2087. c/n 10291.
First flown as PH-FII - December 10, 1965
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNL - December 16, 1965
Delivered new to Ansett-A.N.A. at Melbourne - December 24, 1965
Flew first service for Ansett-A.N.A. - January 4, 1966
Leased to M.M.A. - January 22, 1966 to June 5, 1966
Operated Queensland Airlines services - November 27, 1966 to December 4, 1966
Operated final Queensland Airlines service - Rockhampton-Bundaberg-Maryborough-Brisbane - December 4, 1966
Queensland Airlines ceased to exist after engine shut-down at Brisbane on this flight
Leased to Airlines of South Australia - March 1968 to July 1968
Leased to M.M.A. - January 1969 to June 4, 1969
Delivered to Air Niugini at Lae, January 10, 1977
Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 14, 1977
Sold to Air Niugini - becoming P2-ANI - January 15, 1977
Withdrawn from Air Niugini service - 1982
Sold to Rio-Sul - becoming PT-LCZ - March 1, 1982
Damaged beyond economic repair - scrapped
Hours flown - 39,366 / 38,942 cycles
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VH-FNL. Ansett-ANA - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, March 1967. (Image 1999-249. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-FNL. Ansett-ANA - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1968. (Image 1999-871. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-FNL. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (Image 1999-407. E. D. Daw Collection) |
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P2-ANI. Air Niugini Papua New Guinea National Airline - in full livery at Port Morseby Airport, January 1980. (Image 1999-511. R. N. Smith Collection) |
P2-ANI. Air Niugini Papua New Guinea National Airline - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1982. (Image 1999-956. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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PT-LCZ. Rio-Sul - in the full livery at Rio de Janeiro Airport, October 1983. (Image 1999-498. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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