This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett-ANA - October 15, 1964

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FGX - July 23, 1965

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker (CofR 1073)

First flown as 'PH-FGX' - July 23, 1965

Certificate of Airworthiness issued - August 09, 1965

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNK - August 9, 1965

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - August 09, 1965

The aircraft was configured to seat 40 passengers

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - August 10, 1965

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on conmpletion of the delivery flight - August 17, 1965

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Rome - Athens - Damascus - Bahrain - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok -

Singapore - Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts W. Heikoop, D. Moodie, M. Laurie

Operated its first revenue service - August 21, 1965

Leased to Airlines of South Australia - April 1968 & July 1968

Leased to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - November 1968

Leased to Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - October 03, 1969

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - November 25, 1969

Leased to Air Niugini - November 01, 1973

Sold to Air Niugini - July 01, 1976

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 06, 1976

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANL - September 09, 1976

Withdrawn from Air Niugini service at Port Moresby - March 1984

Sold to Societe de Luxembourgeoise Navigation Aerienne S.A. t/a Luxair - May 25, 1984

It arrived at Luxembourg on delivery to Luxair and stored - June 23, 1984

Ferried Luxebourg - Norwich for overhaul by Air U.K. Engineering Ltd - November 18, 1984

Entered onto the Luxembourg Aircraft Register as LX-LGK - December 04, 1984

Registered to Luxair Executive SA

Sold to Northwest Aircraft Inc - November 10, 1989

Cancelled from the Luxembourg Aircraft Register - November 10, 1989

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N278MA - November 15, 1989

Registered to Northwest Aircraft Inc

Certificate of Airworthiness issued - May 11, 1990

Leased to Mesaba Aviation dba Northwest Airlink - May 15, 1990

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - September 04, 1990

Operated its final Mesaba revenue service Wausau - Minneapolis - May 15, 1995

Withdrawn from service and returned to Wilmington Trust Company

Stored at McCarran Field having flown 53,371 hours - September 15, 1995

Sold to Eagle Jet Charter Inc - November 30, 1995

Sold to U. S. Bancorp Leasing and Financial - December 01, 1995

Leased to Eagle Canyon Airlines Inc as the registered operator\ - December 02, 1995

Eagle Canyon Airlines was purchased Scenic Airlines - December 12, 1998

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company - December 04, 2000

Sold to Eagle Canyon Airlines t/a Scenic Airlines - December 19, 2000

Sold to Eagle Jet Charter Inc - June 29, 2001

Registered to Eagle Jet Charter Inc - August 07, 2001

Sold to Canyon Leasing Inc - January 17, 2002

Registered to Canyon Leasing Inc - March 09, 2002

Registered to Eagle Canyon Leasing Inc - November 19, 2002

Sold to Eagle Jet Charter Inc - August 01, 2003

Registered to Eagle Jet Charter Inc - October 07, 2003

It was observed stored at Boulder City Municipal Airport - December 10, 2003

Sold to 19th Hole Corp, Astin Clinton, Bucks, England - December 12, 2003

Registered to 19th Hole Corporation - February 12, 2004

Ferried to Miami - Opa Locka Airport for storage - May 06, 2004

It was observed stored at Opa Locka minus engines - November 07, 2004

It was advertised for sale - August 30, 2005

Noted as being 'ex-FAR121 Airline, TCAS II, GPWS, FDR, CVR equipped for conversion to freighter'

The aircraft had flown 61,585 hours with 63,535 cycles

It was observed stored at Daytona Beach Airport - December 30, 2005

Reduced to spares at Daytona Beach Airport - February 19, 2006

The fuselage was used by Daytona Beach Fire Department - April 17, 2007

VH-FNK. Ansett-ANA - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(B. Colledge Copyright Image 1993-036.)

VH-FNK. Ansett-ANA - in the revised livery at Sydney Richmond Airport, May 12, 1967.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-251.)

VH-FNK. Ansett-ANA - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, May 07, 1967.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-389.)

VH-FNK. Ansett-ANA - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 1967.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-390.)

VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-596.)

VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Papua New Guinea' flag at Brisbane Airport, January 13, 1973.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-606.)

VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Port Moresby Airport, February 06, 1974.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-391.)

VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 06, 1974.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-392.)

VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1974.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-049.)

VH-FNK. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at an unknown airport, July 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-250.)

P2-ANL. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at an unknown airport, September 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-307.)

P2-ANL. Air Niugini - in the standard livery with additional 'Papua New Guinea National Airline' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1979.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-494.)

P2-ANL. Air Niugini - in the standard livery with additional 'Papua New Guinea National Airline' titles at Port Moresby Airport, January 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-580.)

P2-ANL. Air Niugini - in the standard livery with additional 'Papua New Guinea National Airline' titles at Port Moresby Airport, January 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-077.)

LX-LGK. Luxair - in the interim livery at Nice Airport, March 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-157.)

LX-LGK. Luxair - in the standard livery at Nice Airport, January 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-188.)

N278MA. Eagle - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, January 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-633.)

N278MA. Eagle - in the standard livery at Opa Locka Airport, December 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-942.)