Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FBF (C of A 591) - November 3, 1959

Registered to KNV Fokker N.V.

First flown - November 4, 1959

Accepted by Trans Australia Airlines at Schiphol - November 30, 1959

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TFK - November 30, 1959

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight - December 1, 1959

Ferry route: Amsterdam-Rome-Athens-Beriut-Damascus-Bahrain-Karachi-Bombay-Calcutta-Bangkok-

Saigon-Labuan-Davao-Biak-Darwin-Alice Springs-Canberra

Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - December 9, 1959

Flight crew: Capts M.H. King, J.P. Allan; Navigator Capt C.O. White

Aircraft named 'Charles Throsby'

Operated its first revenue service - December 17, 1959

Leased to Associated Airlines, Melbourne - January 1, 1960 to December 9, 1960

Aircraft named 'Silver Friendship'

Badly damaged in landing accident at Mackay, Queensland - January 22, 1960

Accident was result of the nose gear failing to lock into position for landing

During landing roll the starboard main landing gear collapsed causing extensive wing, engine, airframe

Repaired including the fitting of a new starboard wing before aircraft re-entered service

Officially cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - April 5, 1960

Transferred to New Guinea operations - October 1969

During 1970 aircraft was renamed 'Kieta'

Sold to Air Niugini - October 1, 1973

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 1, 1974

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as VH-TFK - June 1, 1974

Reregistered P2-TFK - August 7, 1974

Reregistered P2-AND - November 11, 1975

Sold to Connair Pty Ltd - June 15, 1979

Delivered to Connair at Alice Springs - July 10, 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TFK - August 1, 1979

Registered to Connair Pty Ltd

Flew first service with Connair - Alice Springs-Ayers Rock - August 24, 1979

Transferred to East West Airlines when airlines merged - February 24, 1980

Registered to East-West Airlines (Operations) Ltd - March 26, 1980

Returned to East West - November 1981

Withdrawn from East West service - February 7, 1984

Sold to Fokker BV as a trade-in

Departed Tamworth on ferry flight to Amsterdam - February 17, 1984

Arrived Amsterdam and placed in storage - February 23, 1984

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 24, 1984

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FBF - April 9, 1985

Registered to KNV Fokker N.V.

Sold to Dutch Government & donated to Bolivian Government - June 21, 1985

Departed Amsterdam on ferry to Bolivia - August 3, 1985

Arrived Cochabamba, Bolivia - August 9, 1985

Entered onto the Bolivian Aircraft Register as CP-2013 - August 12, 1985

Registered to Lloyd Aero Boliviano SA

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - August 13, 1985

Aircraft named ' Reina Beatrix' and later 'Cobija'

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - August 13, 1985

Sustained damage when nose-wheel collapsed during landing at Guayaramin - December 25, 1986

Repaired and re-entered service

Withdrawn from use

VH-TFK. Trans Australia Airlines - in the original 'dayglow' livery, date & location unknown.

(Image 1999-420. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-TFK. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the modified 'dayglow' livery at Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1999-422. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TFK. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the modified 'dayglow' livery, location & date unknown.

(Image 1999-789. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TFK. Associated Airlines - in the basic TAA 'dayglow' livery at Mackay Airport, January 1960.

(Image 1993-135. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-TFK. Associated Airlines - in the basic TAA 'dayglow' livery at Lawn Hill, August 1960.

(Image 1999-433. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-TFK. Associated Airlines - in the basic TAA 'dayglow' livery at Lawn Hill, August 1960.

(Image 1999-434. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-TFK. Associated Airlines - in the basic TAA 'dayglow' livery at Lawn Hill, August 1960.

(Image 1999-432. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-TFK. Associated Airlines - in the basic TAA 'dayglow' livery at Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1999-811. P. J. Gates Collection)

 

VH-TFK. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in the final livery at Essendon Airport, October 1970.

(Image 1999-260. B. Dannecker Collection)

P2-AND. Air Niugini - in the full livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, March 1979.

(Image 1999-073. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TFK. Conair - in basic Air Niugini livery at Alice Springs Airport, December 1979.

(Image 1999-933. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-TFK. Conair - in basic Air Niugini livery at Alice Springs Airport, December 1979.

(Image 1999-435. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-TFK. Wards Express - in basic Air Niugini livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1980.

(Image 1999-436. E. D. Daw Photograph)

VH-TFK. Wards Express - in basic Air Niugini livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1980.

(Image 1999-934. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-TFK. East West - in basic Air Niugini livery at Sydney Airport, January 1981.

(Image 1999-226. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TFK. East West - in basic Air Niugini livery at Sydney Airport, June 1981.

(Image 1999-334. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TFK. East West - in its final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1982.

(Image 1999-936. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TFK. East West - in its final livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1982.

(Image 1999-935. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TFK. East West - in its final livery at Canberra Airport, January 1983.

(Image 1999-905. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TFK. East West - in its final livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1993-037. P. J. Gates Photograph)

PH-FBF. Lloyd Aereo Boliviano - in the original livery, July 1985.

(Image 1999-898. R. N. Smith Collection)

CP-2013. Lloyd Aereo Boliviano - in the original livery, September 1986.

(Image 1993-102. R. N. Smith Collection)

CP-2013. Lloyd Aereo Boliviano - in the new livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 1999-853. P. J. Gates Collection)