VH-FNU. Fokker F.27-4139. c/n 10334.


First flown as PH-FLE - October 4, 1967

Delivered new to Air France - as F-BOOD - October 24, 1967

Sold to Fokker BV - July 2, 1970

Reregistered to Fokker as PH-EXC - July 27, 1970

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNU - August 5, 1970

Delivered to Ansett Airlines at Melbourne - August 12, 1970

Entered service with Ansett Airlines of Australia - September 24, 1970

Leased to M.M.A. - December 16 - 23, 1974

Leased to M.M.A. - September 8 - 27, 1975

Leased to Air Pacific - April 28, 1984 to September 30, 1984

Leased to Air Queensland - October 18, 1984 to July 31, 1985

Leased to Airlines of South Australia - September 19, 1985 to November 8, 1985

Leased to Air Queensland - November 15, 1985 to December 24, 1985

Operated final Ansett service - Wynyard-Melbourne - February 21, 1986

Placed in open storage at Melbourne

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Air UK - August 22, 1986

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 27, 1986

Registered G-BNAL to Air UK - November 28, 1986

Leased to TAVAJ, Brasil - becoming PT-TVA - September 22, 1995

Veered off runway & crashed at Tarauca, Brasil - October 20, 2003

Aircraft was not considered economical to repair - scrapped for parts


F-BOOD. Air France - in its original livery at unknown airport, June 1967.

(Image 1999-880. R.N. Smith Collection)

VH-FNU. Air France - in its basic original livery at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, August 1970.

(Image 1999-425. P. J. Gates Collection)

 

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, April 1982

(Image 1999-616 - E. D. Daw Photograph)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport.

(Image 1999-025. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1982.

(Image 1999-172. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1983.

(Image 1999-173. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Adelaide Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1999-819. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-FNU. Air Pacific - in basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Nadi Airport, June 1984.

(Image 1999-617. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-FNU. Air Pacific - in basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Nadi Airport, June 1984.

(Image 1999-174. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-FNU. Air Queensland - in its final livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1985.

(Image 1999-175. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-FNU. Air Queensland - in its final livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, April 1986.

(Image 1999-618. E. D. Daw Photograph)

 

G-BNAL. Air UK - in its original livery at Amsterdam Airport, August 1988.

(Image 1999-176. R. N. Smith Collection)

 

G-BNAL. Air UK - in its final livery at unknown airport, July 1990.

(Image 1999-781. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BNAL. TAVAJ - in the full livery at unknown airport, September 1995.

(Image 1999-781. R. N. Smith Collection)