VH-FKF. Fokker F28-1007. c/n 11008.
Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-MAT (CofR1525) - August 4, 1969 Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker First flown as PH-MAT - August 5, 1969 Leased to Martinair, Holland - October 1, 1969 Aircraft was named 'Princes Margriet' Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker - March 20, 1970 Leased to Linjeflyg - March 21, 1974 Returned to Martinair at end of lease - May 10, 1974 Leased to Air France - June 3, 1974 Returned to Martinair at end of lease - June 13, 1974 Leased to Linjeflyg - March 7, 1975 Returned to Martinair at end of lease - April 25, 1975 Leased to Linjeflyg - March 11, 1976 Returned to Martinair at end of lease - August 16, 1976 Leased to Linjeflyg - November 1, 1976 Operated last revenue service with Linjeflyg - December 19, 1976 Returned to Martinair at end of lease - December 20, 1976 Leased to Air Alsace - February 24, 1980 Returned to Martinair at end of lease - March 28, 1980 Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker - August 26, 1980 Registered to Martinair Holland NV - September 30, 1980 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - September 30, 1980 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKF - September 30, 1980 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Sold to Martinair Holland - October 1, 1980 Sold to Ansett Transport Industries - October 1, 1980 Aircraft was configured for 60 passengers in economy class seating Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight to Australia in full Martinair livery - October 1, 1980 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 6, 1980 Delivery route: Amsterdam-Brindisi-Cairo-Bahrain-Karachi-Delhi-Calcutta-Bangkok-Singapore- Denpasar-Darwin-Alice Springs-Melbourne Flight crew: Capts J. Murray, N. Dorrington, B. Poole; Navigator W.C. Kennedy; Engineers B. Birt, D. Jarman Ferried Melbourne-Perth on delivery to MMA - December 12, 1980 Aircraft was named 'RMA Greenough' Operated first MMA revenue service - December 14, 1980 MacRoberstson Miller Airlines was renamed Airlines of Western Australia - July 1, 1981 Airlines of Western Australia was renamed Ansett W.A. - October 1, 1984 Painted in Ansett N.T. livery - August 1985 Returned to Ansett W.A. - April 18, 1991 Transferred to Ansett Australia - July 1, 1993 Operated final revenue service Mackay-Brisbane as AN277 - March 30, 1995 Officially withdrawn from service at Brisbane Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne for storage Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 28, 1995 Aircraft had flown 51,914 hours with 48,036 cycles Aircraft scrapped at Melbourne - January 16 - 20, 1996 |
PH-MAT. Martinair Holland - in the full livery at Amsterdam Airport, February 1976. |
PH-MAT. Martinair Holland - in the full livery at Amsterdam Airport, April 1979. |
PH-MAT. Martinair Holland - in the full livery at an unknown airport, April 1980. |
VH-FKF. Martinair Holland - in the full livery at Amsterdam Airport, October 1980. |
VH-FKF. MMA - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1980. |
VH-FKF. MMA - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, April 1981. |
VH-FKF. MMA - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, May 1981. |
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VH-FKF. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, September 1981. |
VH-FKF. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, December 1981. |
VH-FKF. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, December 1981. |
VH-FKF. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, October 1983. |
VH-FKF. Ansett N.T. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, September 1985. |
VH-FKF. Ansett N.T. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, March 1986. |
VH-FKF. Ansett N.T. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Cairns Airport, March 1991. |
VH-FKF. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, December 1992. |
VH-FKF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1996. |
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