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Withdrawn from Air Niugini service - 1982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

Skidded off runway into sea at Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont Airport - August 6, 1984

Damaged beyond economic repair - scrapped

Hours flown - 39,366 / 38,942 cycles


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)

VH-FNL. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1999-407. E. D. Daw Collection)

 

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)

 

PT-LCZ. Rio-Sul - in the full livery at Rio de Janeiro Airport, October 1983.

(Image 1999-498. R. N. Smith Collection)