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, 2003Aircraft was not considered economical to repair - scrapped for parts
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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) |
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VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, April 1982 (Image 1999-616 - E. D. Daw Photograph) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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G-BNAL. Air UK - in its original livery at Amsterdam Airport, August 1988. (Image 1999-176. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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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) |
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