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.) |