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VH-FKB. Fokker F28-1018 Fellowship. c/n 11022. Was also registered as: P2-ANH. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Transport Industrie - ? Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-ZAT (CofR1628) - June 09, 1970 Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker First flown as 'PH-ZAT' - June 10, 1970 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft register - July 08, 1970 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKB - July 08, 1970 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne The aircraft was configured with 60 economy class seats Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - July 08, 1970 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - July 08, 1970 It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - July 12, 1970 Delivery route: Amsterdam - Brindisi - Ankara - Teheran - Karachi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore - Bali - Port Headland - Perth Flight crew: Captains S. Goddard, R. Watts, J. Withecombe; Navigator B. S. McEwen Operated its first revenue service Perth - Derby - July 16, 1970 The aircraft was named 'RMA Kimberley' at special naming ceremony at Derby Airport The wife of the then Western Australia Premier, Lady Brand, performed the naming task It was badly damaged at Port Headland when emegency gear extension door scraped runway - August 27, 1970 Following a downturn in traffic the aircraft was ferried Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - July 19, 1972 Returned to service - May 09, 1973 Major overhaul was undertaken requiring 5,150 man-hours over a 3 week period - February 1978 MacRoberstson Miller Airlines was renamed Airlines of Western Australia - July 01, 1981 Ferried Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for transfer to Air New South Wales - May 29, 1984 Entered service with Air New South Wales - June 23, 1984 Withdrawn from service - August 23, 1989 AThe arcraft had flown 62,923 hours with 69,617 cycles Sold to Air Niugini - September 29, 1989 Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as VH-FKB in the basic Air N.S.W. livery - October 02, 1989 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 29, 1989 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANH - September 29, 1989 It was damaged beyond repair at Nadzab, Lae, Papua New Guinea - November 16, 1997 The aircraft suffered an undercarriage failure on landing Four crew and 45 passengers were uninjured Aircraft had flown 55,114 hours with 58,057 cycles |
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PH-ZAT. MMA - in the 'delta' livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, June 02, 1970. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-507.) |
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VH-FKB. MMA - 'RMA Kimberley' in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1972. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-247.) |
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VH-FKB. MMA - 'RMA Kimberley' in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, January 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-034.) |
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VH-FKB. MMA - 'RMA Kimberley' in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, December 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-203.) |
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VH-FKB. MMA - 'RMA Kimberley' in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, June 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-057.) |
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VH-FKB. Airlines of Western Australia - 'RMA Kimberley' in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, October 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-248.) |
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VH-FKB. Airlines of Western Australia - 'RMA Kimberley' in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, November 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-165.) |
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VH-FKB. Airlines of Western Australia - 'RMA Kimberley' in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, November 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-011.) |
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VH-FKB. Air New South Wales - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 17, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-328.) |
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VH-FKB. Air New South Wales - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 03, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-329.) |
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VH-FKB. Air New South Wales - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 03, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-249.) |
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VH-FKB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 21, 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-122.) |
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VH-FKB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-312.) |
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VH-FKB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 26, 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-250.) |
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VH-FKB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Canberra Airport, June 1986. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1995-012.) |
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VH-FKB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 06, 1987. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-295.) |
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VH-FKB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 06, 1987. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-296.) |
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VH-FKB. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 06, 1987. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-141.) |
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P2-ANH. Air Niugini - in the 'all-white' livery without titles at Port Morseby Airport, May 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-200.) |
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P2-ANH. Air Niugini - in the 'all-white' livery without titles at Port Morseby Airport, June 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-251.) |
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P2-ANH. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Port Morseby Airport, December 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-201.) |