VH-TFM. Fokker F.27-6121. c/n 10329.


First flown as PH-FKZ - May 26, 1967

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TFM - June 13, 1967

Delivered new to Trans Australia Airlines at Melbourne - June 13, 1967

Aircraft was named 'John Oxley' & later 'John Wickham'

Entered service with T.A.A. - July 9, 1967

Transferred to New Guinea operations in 1970 but moved back to the mainland in 1973

Flew its last service with T.A.A. - July 17, 1982

Placed in storage in Brisbane

Sold by Australian Aircraft Sales to Scandinavian Airlines System - May 25, 1984

Departed Brisbane on delivery flight to SAS - June 20, 1984

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 4, 1984

Registered as SE-IRF to Scandinavian Airlines System

Aircraft was named 'Vinge Viking'

Sold to Aircraft trading & Finance - becoming PH-FKZ - November 8, 1989

Sold to Federal Express Europe - becoming HB-ISJ - March 1990

Aircraft was named ' Anouchka'

Reregistered N740FE - June 9, 1995

Withdrawn from service and stored at Spokane, Washington - October 2, 2004


VH-TFM. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the final livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1999-052. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TFM. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the final livery at Canberra Airport, August 1978.

(Image 1999-440. E. D. Daw Photograph)

VH-TFM. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in its final livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1980.

(Image 1999-995. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TFM. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in its final livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1983.

(Image 1999-441. E. D. Daw Photograph)

SE-IRF. Scandinavian Eurolink - in the full livery at Stockholm Airport, February 1985.

(Image 1993-004. R. N. Smith Collection)

HB-ISJ. Fedex Europe - in the original livery at unknown airport, April 1990.

(Image 1993-001. R. N. Smith Collection)

 

N740FE. Fedex Feeder - in the revised livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 1999-110. R. N. Smith Collection)