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
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VH-FNT. Ansett-ANA - in its final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, August 1969. (Image 1999-171. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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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) |
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VH-FNT. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Adelaide Airport, July 1983. (Image 1999-048. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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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) |
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C-FAFE. Fedex Feeder Canada - in its full livery at unknown airport, October 1992. (Image 1999-158. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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