VH-TFI. Fokker F.27-2002. c/n 10134.


First flown as PH-FBB - September 24, 1959

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TFI - October 5, 1959

Delivered new to Trans Australia Airlines at Melbourne - October 5, 1959

Aircraft was named 'Frank Hann'

Entered service with T.A.A. - October 29, 1959

Transferred to New Guinea operations - February 22, 1967

Aircraft was renamed 'Port Moresby'

Sold to Air Niugini as VH-TFI - November 1, 1973

Registered to Papua New Guinea National Airlines - February 4, 1974

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register when it was reregistered P2-TFI - June 1, 1974

Reregistered P2-ANB - December 30, 1975

Reregistered P2-ANZ - June 15, 1979

Withdrawn from use and placed in storage at Port Moresby - October 4, 1979

Sold to Aircraft Sales Company and returned to Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TFI - September 22, 1980

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 23, 1980

Leased to British Midland Airways as N1036S - September 1980

Returned to Aircraft Sales Company - August 31, 1982

Leased to Air North Inc of South Burlington, Vermont - November 1, 1983

Transferred to Brockway Air following merger with Air North - October 1, 1984

Returned to Aircraft Sales Company - December 31, 1984

Sold to Servicos Aereos regionais SA - Rio Sul - becoming PT-LGH - January 1985

Sold to Pakistan international Airlines - becoming AP-BDR - July 1990

Reportedly withdrawn from use and stored - 2004


VH-TFI. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in its final livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1999-301. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-TFI. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in its final livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1970.

(Image 1999-586. R. N. Smith Collection)

P2-ANB. Air Niugini Papua New Guinea National Airline in full livery at Melbourne Airport, June 1977.

(Image 1999-724. R. N. Smith Collection)

P2-ANZ. Air Niugini- in its basic livery at Port Moresby Airport, December 1979.

(Image 1999-161. P. J. Gates Collection)

N1036S. Air Niugini - in its basic livery at Port Moresby Airport, September 1980.

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

N1036S. British Midland - in its final livery at unknown airport, April 1982.

(Image 1999-161. R. N. Smith Collection)

N1036S. British Midland - in its final livery at East Midlands Airport, June 1983.

(Image 1999-916. R. N. Smith Collection)

N1036S. British Midland - in its last livery at unknown airport, August 1983.

(Image 1999-916. P. J. Gates Collection)

AP-BDR. Pakistan - in the new livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 1999-852. R. N. Smith Collection)

AP-BDR. Pakistan - in the modified livery with new tail design, location and date unknown.

(Image 1999-345. R. N. Smith Collection)

AP-BDR. Pakistan - in the revised livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 1999-920. R. N. Smith Collection)