VH-FCE. Fokker F.27-5234 Friendship. c/n 10558.

Was also registered as: G-BNCY.

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett for Airlines of New South Wales - ?

The registration 'PH-EXH' with the export registration 'E-593' was reserved by Fokker - April 06, 1977

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXH' - April 21, 1977

Registered to Fokker VFW BV, Amsterdam Schiphol Oost

First flown as 'PH-EXH' - June 17, 1977

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - June 29, 1977

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FCE - June 29, 1977

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett Airlines of New South Wales at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 29, 1977

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - June 30, 1977

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - July 06, 1977

Ferry route: Amsterdam - Belgrade - Ankara - Teheran - Dubai - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok -

Singapore (Seletar) - Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts R. Baker, G. Gibson, K. Holden; Navigator W. C. Kennedy; LAME R. M. Chapple

Operated its first Ansett Airlines of New South Wales revenue service - July 12, 1977

Operated its final Air N.S.W. revenue service - October 25, 1986

Sold to Air UK - November 19, 1986

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the U.K. as AN27 - November 19, 1986

It arrived at Norwich on completion of the ferry flight - November ?, 1986

Ferry route: Melbourne - Alice Springs - Broome - Denpasar - Singapore (Seletar) - Bangkok - Calcutta - Delhi -

Karachi - Bahrain - Jeddah - Cairo - Athens - Milano - Norwich

Flight crew: Capts K. Duncan, J. A. McEnlly; LAME R. M. Chapple

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - February 06, 1987

The aircraft had flown 23,947 hours with 23,375 landings

Entered onto British Aircraft Register as G-BNCY (CofR G-BNCY/R1) - February 09, 1987

Registered to Air UK Ltd

The aircraft was named 'Friendship Little Langtry'

The aircraft was seriously damaged whilst landing at Guernsey Airport - December 07, 1997

It skidded off the runway and the right landing gear collapsed

The 42 passengers and 4 crew were uninjured

It was considered uneconomical to repair, sold for scrap and broken up on site - January 1998

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 19, 1998

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 09, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-274.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 17, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-275.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 17, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-276.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 20, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-286.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 06, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-277.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 23, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-548.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 04, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-348.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-835.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-347.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 11, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-278.)

VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1981.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1999-549.)

VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 09, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-424.)

VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-384.)

VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1984.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-385.)

VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 02, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-672.)

VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1986.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-383.)

VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-673.)

G-BNCY. Air UK - in the old livery at Guernsey Airport, June 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-856.)

G-BNCY. Air UK - in the old livery at Guernsey Airport, August 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-550.)

G-BNCY. Air UK - in the revised livery at Guernsey Airport, December 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-156.)

G-BNCY. Air UK - in the revised livery at Guernsey Airport, December 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-474.)