VH-FNT. Fokker F.27-4108. c/n 10322.


First flown as PH-FKS - March 3, 1967

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNT - March 9, 1967

Delivered new to Ansett-A.N.A. at Melbourne - March 18, 1967

Entered service with Ansett-A.N.A. - March, 1967

Chartered by Airlines of South Australia - July 1969

Leased to M.M.A. - December 15 - 21, 1975

Operated services for both Ansett & Airlines of Northern Australia - April 29, 1981 to August 1, 1982

Participated in memorial flypast honouring Sir Reginald Ansett - February 15, 1982

Leased to Ansett Air Freight for night freight operations - 1983

Flew its last Ansett service - Wynyard-Melbourne - June 27, 1986

Placed in storage at Melbourne

Sold to Air UK - March 4, 1987

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Norwich, England - March 6, 1987

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 25, 1988

Leased to Aviaco, Spain - becoming EC-137 then EC-EHG - March 2, 1988

Returned to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNT - July 5, 1990

Aircraft was not operated by any Ansett company after this date

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 17, 1991

Leased to Brooker-Wheaton - becoming C-FAFE - December 18, 1991

Operated by Morningstar Air Express for Fedex Canada

Returned to A.T.I. and placed in storage at Marana, Arizona - November 7, 1993

Sold to Peruvian Coast Guard - becoming AB584 - October 5, 1995

Current as of 2002


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

(Image 1999-171. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-FNT. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, April 1981.

(Image 1999-327. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-FNT. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Adelaide Airport, June 1983.

(Image 1999-973. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-FNT. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Adelaide Airport, July 1983.

(Image 1999-048. P. J. Gates Collection)

 

EC-EHG. Aviaco - in the full livery at unknown airport, September 1988.

(Image 1999-505. R. N. Smith Collection)

EC-EHG. Aviaco - in the full livery at unknown airport, March 1989.

(Image 1993-156. R. N. Smith Collection)

 

C-FAFE. Fedex Feeder Canada - in its full livery at unknown airport, October 1992.

(Image 1999-158. R. N. Smith Collection)