VH-FNO. Fokker F.27-4102. c/n 10304.


First flown as PH-FIY - August 2, 1966

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNO - August 5, 1966

Delivered new to Ansett-A.N.A. at Melbourne - August 16, 1966

Arrived in full Airlines of South Australia colors but was not operated by them

Entered service with Ansett-A.N.A. - August 1966

Leased to M.M.A. - March 14, 1975

Withdrawn from M.M.A. service at Perth - August 3, 1976

Leased to M.M.A. - May 17, 1978 to December 26, 1980

Leased to Ansett Airlines of Northern Australia - April 29, 1981 to August 1, 1982

Operated its final Ansett service - Hamilton Island-Cairns - July 19, 1989

Ferried Cairns-Charleville-Melbourne for storage - July 22, 1989

Sold to Air UK and departed Melbourne on delivery flight - February 6, 1992

Aircraft arrived at Exeter and was placed in open storage

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 18, 1994

Sold to Sheikh Kamal Adham, Saudi Arabia - becoming HZ-KA8 - January 18, 1994

Used by Saudi Royal family in executive configuration

Flown to Exeter and withdrawn from use - January 1999

Registered to Trygon Ltd - becoming 3C-AWW - December 1999

Flown to Southend, Essex - December 2, 1999

Aircraft scrapped - September 2000

Hours flown - 49,048 / 47,906 cycles


PH-FIY. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Schiphol Airport, August 1966.

(Image 1999-394. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-FNO. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, August 1969.

(Image 1999-519. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-FNO. MMA - in the full 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, June 1977.

(Image 1999-519. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-FNO. MMA - in their full 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, July 1979.

(Image 1999-609. E. D. Daw Photograph)

VH-FNO. MMA Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport.

(Image 1999-245. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-FNO. MMA Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport.

(Image 1999-521. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-FNO. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1981.

(Image 1999-523. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-FNO. Ansett Airlines of Northern Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1982.

(Image 1999-500. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-FNO. Ansett Airlines of Northern Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1982.

(Image 1999-522. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-FNO. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery & 'Victoria birthday' stickers at Sydney, January 1985.

(Image 1999-524. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-FNO. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery & 'Ansett birthday' sticker at Sydney, October 1986.

(Image 1999-525. R. N. Smith Photograph)