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

Reregistered G-BLML - September 20, 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Withdrawn from use and stored at Southend Airport - November 1991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


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)

P2-ANC. Air Niugini - in the basic livery at Port Moresby Airport, July 1984.

(Image 1999-071. P. J. Gates Collection)

 

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)