VH-FNA. Fokker F.27-2013 Friendship. c/n 10133.
Was also registered as: P2-ANJ; PT-LCX; AP-BDS.
This aircraft was originally ordered by Butler Air Transport for Queensland Airlines - December 13, 1956 This order was taken over by Ansett-A.N.A. - June 28, 1958 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-FBA' - September 16, 1959 Registered to KNV Fokker NV, Schiphol Oost First flown as 'PH-FBA' - September 20, 1959 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNA - October 05, 1959 Registered to Ansett-A.N.A., Melbourne Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - October 09, 1959 It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - October 15, 1959 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 30, 1959 The aircraft was configured to seat 40 passengers and had 10 windows on each side of the fuselage Operated its first revenue service - October 1959 Chartered to MacRobertson Miller Airlines - September 07, 1967 Aircraft operated in standard Ansett-ANA livery with 'On Charter To MMA' titles adjacent to the rear passenger door Operated first charter service - September 11, 1967 The aircraft was damaged during a thunderstorm between Wyndham and Derby - November 27, 1967 Returned to Ansett-ANA in Melbourne (Essendon) at the end of the charter - April 1968 Transferred to Ansett Airlines of Australia - November 01, 1968 Leased to MacRobertson Miller Airlines to cover the loss of the Viscount 'VH-RMQ' - January 01, 1969 Ferried Melbourne - Adelaide - Forrest - Perth - January 01, 1969 Entered M.M.A. service - January 02, 1969 Returned Ansett Airlines for maintenance and replaced by Friendship 'VH-FNE' - March 11, 1969 Returned to MacRobertson Miller Airlines to resume the lease - April 27, 1969 Ferried Melbourne (Essendon) - Forrest - Perth - April 27, 1969 Returned to Ansett after M.M.A.'s first F-28 'VH-MMJ' entered service - September 28, 1969 It was 'technically' transferred to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - October 02, 1969 to June 1970 Operated the Ansett Airlines of Australia regular service Adelaide - Alice Springs - Darwin 'milk-run' Operated the Ansett Airlines of Australia service Adelaide - Mt Gambier - Hamilton - Melbourne 'milk-run' Aircraft was not deployed on other regular Airlines of South Australia routes Leased / chartered to MMA - December 07 - 20, 1969 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - December 18, 1969 Leased / chartered to MMA - February 23 - 26, 1970 Returned to Ansett Airlines of Australia at Melbourne (Essendon) - February 27, 1970 Repainted into Ansett Airlines of Australia 'delta' livery - June 1970 Leased to Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - July 1970 Ferried Melboure - Lae - July 13, 1970 Operated its first service with Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - July 13, 1970 Leased to Air Niugini - November 01, 1973 Sold to Air Niugini - July 01, 1976 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANJ - July 20, 1976 Registered to Air Nuigini Pty Ltd Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 22, 1976 Withdrawn from use by Air Nuigini - February 1982 Sold to Rio-Sul Servicos Aereos Regionals SA, Brasil (t/a Rio-Sul) - March 01, 1982 Entered onto the Brasilian Aircraft Register as PT-LCX - March 29, 1982 Sold to Pakistan International Airlines - February 06, 1990 Entered onto the Pakistani Aircraft Register as AP-BDS - ? Delivered to P.I.A. - February 17, 1990 The aircraft was named 'City of Zhob' Reportedly withdrawn from use and stored at Karachi - April 2005 It had flown 87,922 hours with 89,995 landings Advertised for sale on 'as is / where is' basis - November 24, 2006 Sold to Pakistan Navy for use as spares - 2007 It was observed stored at Karachi - June 2007 Aircraft was reduced to spares at Karachi |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-395.) |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, date unknown. (H. Groen Collection Copyright Image 1999-901.) |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the original livery at Broken Hill Airport, January 28, 1960. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-284.) |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the original livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (J. Hopton Copyright Image 1999-869.) |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the revised livery with additional 'Chartered To M.M.A.' titles at Perth Airport, September 1967. (H. Groen Collection Copyright Image 1993-559.) |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, October 10, 1968. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-121.) |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 1969. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-243.) |
VH-FNA. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 1969. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-045.) |
VH-FNA. Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 10, 1972. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-198.) |
VH-FNA. Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Port Moresby Airport, May 1973. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-825.) |
P2-ANJ. Air Niugini - in the standard livery with additional 'Papua New Guinea Airlines' titles at Port Moresby Airport, March 1978. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-074.) |
P2-ANJ. Air Niugini - in the standard livery with additional 'Papua New Guinea Airlines' titles at Port Moresby Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-135.) |
P2-ANJ. Air Niugini - in the standard livery with additional 'Papua New Guinea Airlines' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 06, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-464.) |
PT-LCX. Rio Sul - in the basic 'Air Niugini' livery at an unknown airport, April 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-826.) |
PT-LCX. Rio Sul - in the standard livery at Rio de Janeiro Airport, August 27, 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-560.) |
PT-LCX. Rio Sul - in the revised livery at Rio de Janeiro Airport, September 20, 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-142.) |
AP-BDS. Pakistan - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-900.) |