VH-TFJ. Fokker F.27-2002. c/n 10135.
First flown as PH-FBC - October 6, 1959
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TFJ - October 21, 1959
Delivered new to Trans Australia Airlines at Melbourne - October 21, 1959
Aircraft was named 'Fred Brockman'
Entered service with T.A.A. - November 7, 1959
Transferred to New Guinea operations - March 1967
During 1970 aircraft was renamed 'Rabaul'
Sold to Air Niugini as VH-TFJ - January 31, 1974
Registered to Papua New Guinea National Airlines - February 4, 1974
Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register when it was reregistered P2-TFJ - May 6, 1974
Reregistered P2-ANC - December 2, 1975
Sold to Air UK - August 10, 1984
Sold to Nordic Oil Services Ltd - becoming G-SOFS - February 27, 1987
Registered to Department of Agriculture & Fisheries Protection Agency
Withdrawn from use and stored at Southend Airport - November 1991
Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - December 3, 1991
Broken up for scrap at Southend - January 1992
Total hours flown - 52,320
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P2-ANC. Air Niugini National Airline of Papua New Guinea - full livery at Port Moresby, January 1982. (Image 1999-070. R. N. Smith Collection) |
P2-ANC. Air Niugini Papua New Guinea National Airline - full livery at Port Moresby, November 1982. (Image 1999-072. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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P2-ANC. Air Niugini - in the basic livery at Port Moresby Airport, July 1984. (Image 1999-071. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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G-BLML. Air UK - in its original livery at unknown airport, August 1986. (Image 1999-162. R. N. Smith Collection) |
G-SOFS. Scottish Fisheries - in the full livery at Manchester Airport, August 1988. (Image 1999-915. R. N. Smith Collection) |