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Withdrawn from M.M.A. service at Perth - August 3, 1976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Flown to Exeter and withdrawn from use - January 1999Registered to Trygon Ltd - becoming 3C-AWW - December 1999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
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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VH-FNO. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery & 'Ansett birthday' sticker at Sydney, October 1986. (Image 1999-525. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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