VH-FKG. Fokker F28-1048 Fellowship. c/n 11031.

Was also registered as: D-AHLB; LN-HLB; PH-ZBH; F-BUTE; N803PH.

 

This aircraft was originally intended for L.T.U. but it was not taken up

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register with temporary registration 'E-30' - November 20, 1970

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as 'E-30' - March 11, 1971

Sold to AviAction, Germany - April 01, 1971

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AHLB - ?

Accepted by AviAction at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - April 01, 1971

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Hamburg - April 01, 1971

Leased to Braathens SAFE - January 15, 1973

Entered onto the Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-HLB

Returned to AviAction at the end of the lease - April 30, 1973

Repossessed by Fokker-VFW - December 11, 1973

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft register as PH-ZBH (CofR2083) - December 12, 1973

The aircraft was stored at Woensdrecht

Leased to Touraine Air Transport (TAT), France - June 01, 1974

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - December 14, 1974

Repainting into the Air France livery commenced at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - December 14, 1974

Entered onto the French Aircraft register as F-BUTE - January 01, 1975

Leased to Air France as the registered operator - April 12, 1977

Used by Air France on Poste de Nuit services

Sold to MacRobertson Miller Airlines (MMA) - March 1981

Accepted by MMA at Dinard, France - March 23, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKG - March 30, 1981

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

The aircraft was configured with 60 economy class seats

Departed Dinard on the delivery flight to Australia in the basic Air France livery - April 01, 1981

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - April 06, 1981

Delivery route: Dinard - Brindisi - Cairo - Bahrain - Karachi - Muscat - Bombay - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore -

Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains W. R. Anderson, E. K. Paterson, J. Casson; Navigator W. C. Kennedy;

Engineers J. McNair, K. Dalby

It was the first aircraft to be painted into Airlines of Western Australia livery during the pre-service layup

During a test flight at Melbourne the aircraft attempted to roll onto its back but was recovered safely

MacRoberstson Miller Airlines was renamed Airlines of Western Australia - July 01, 1981

Ferried Melbourne - Adelaide - Kalgoorlie - Perth on delivery to Airlines of Western Australia - July 17, 1981

Flight crew: Captains E. K. Paterson, C. C. Smith

Operated first revenue service - July 19, 1981

The aircraft was named 'RMA Horrie Miller' by Dame Mary Miller at Broome Airport - August 02, 1981

Airlines of Western Australia was renamed Ansett W.A. - October 01, 1984

Operated its final revenue service Karratha - Perth - August 23, 1989

Stored at Perth Airport at the start on the Pilots' Dispute

The aircraft had flown 19,784 hours and 20,822 cycles whilst in service with Ansett

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 03, 1989

Sold to Horizon Air, USA - November 07, 1989

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N803PH - ?

Departed Perth with Ansett 'Southern Cross' tail livery on delivery to United States - November 09, 1989

Registered to MNC Credit Corporation - July 25, 1990

Leased to Horizon Airlines as the registered operator - July 25, 1990

Registered to General Electric Capital Corporation - December 17, 1990

Leased to Horizon Airlines as the registered operator

Withdrawn from service - November 1997

It arrived at Marana for long term storage - May 30, 1998

Scrapped at Davis Monthan - April 2000

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 18, 2001

The aircraft had flown a total of 55,269 hours with 59,930 cycles

 

 

F-BUTE. Air France - in the old livery with additional 'Air Paris' titles at Paris Orly Airport, June 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-084.)

F-BUTE. Air France - in the old livery with additional 'TAT' titles at Paris Orly Airport, September 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-316.)

F-BUTE. Air France - in the old livery with additional 'TAT' titles at Paris Orly Airport, November 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-274.)

VH-FKG. Airlines of Western Australia - in the basic 'Air France' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-023.)

VH-FKG. Airlines of Western Australia - in the basic 'Air France' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1981.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-139.)

VH-FKG. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, September 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-333.)

VH-FKG. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, June 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-069.)

VH-FKG. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, November 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-275.)

VH-FKG. Ansett W. A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, March 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-276.)

N803PH. Horizon Air - in the original livery at an unknown airport, July 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-299.)

N803PH. Horizon Air - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-968.)