VH-FKJ. Fokker F28-4163 Fellowship. c/n 11186.

Was also registered as: VH-EWH.

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register with temporary registration 'E-756 / PH-EXS' - June 29, 1982

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as 'PH-EXS' - July 02, 1982

It was sold to Ansett Transport Industries for use by Airlines of Western Australia - December 1982

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - December 08, 1982

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKJ - December 08, 1982

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

The aircraft was configured with 69 economy class seats

Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - December 10, 1982

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - December 10, 1982

It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - December 14, 1982

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Brindisi - Cairo - Bahrain - Dubai - Muscat - Bombay - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore -

Denpasar - Port Headland - Perth

Flight crew: Captains B. Poole, K. Marshall, D. Williamson; Navigator B. S. McEwen; Engineer P. Kember

The aircraft was named 'RMA Goldfields'

It operated its first revenue service - December 20, 1982

Departed Perth on returned to Fokker, Woensdrecht for refurbishment - October 06, 1984

These modifications included the fitment of a centre fuel tank, new cabin with Atlas galley and repaint

Departed Woensdrecht of the return ferry flight to Australia - December 11, 1984

It operated its final revenue service for Airlines of Western Australia - December 03, 1988

Ferried Perth - Tamworth on delivery to East-West Airlines - December 04 - 05, 1988

It was repainted into East-West livery at Tamworth

It operated its first revenue service with East-West - December 12, 1988

Reregistered as VH-EWH - January 30, 1989

Ferried Tamworth - Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth on return to Ansett W. A. - August 17, 1990

Returned to service with Ansett W.A. - August 18, 1990

Reregistered as VH-FKJ - August 28, 1990

Departed Perth on return to Fokker at Amsterdam (Schiphol) for fuel tank modifications - October 06, 1990

Extra fuel was required to operate the Perth - Cocos Islands - Christmas Islands - Perth route

The aircraft was also repainted into the Ansett W.A. livery

Transferred to Ansett Australia when the Ansett W.A. operations were merged - July 01, 1993

It operated its final revenue service Karratha - Perth as AN329 - March 19, 1999

Ferried Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage as AN4406 - March 21, 1999

The livery and company titles were removed - June 1999

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 19, 2001

The aircraft had flown 42,764 hours with 34,857 cycles

Sold to Universal Asset Management, Memphis, Tennessee - October 2001

Sold to International Air Parts (IAP), Sydney - October 2001

It was intended that this aircraft would become a source of spares to rebuild VH-FKI

The engines were removed - November 2001

Stripped of all useful components - March 2002

The remains were dumped outside the fire station at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

These remains were later moved to the entrance of the golf course near Runway 34 - July 23, 2002

Moved again to be near Gate 'A' on Sunbury Road with fictitious registration 'VH-SRX' - August 2002

This fictitious registration was mysteriously changed to 'VH-SEX'

The remains were used for fire-fighting exercises by Tullamaine Airport Fire Department

Current starus - ?

VH-FKJ. Airlines of Western Australia - 'RMA Goldfields' in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, October 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-279.)

VH-FKJ. Airlines of Western Australia - 'RMA Goldfields' in the 'kangaroo paw' livery at Perth Airport, April 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-026.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April12, 1986.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-280.)

VH-FKJ. East-West - in the modified livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-027.)

VH-FKJ. East-West - in the modified livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 05, 1989.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-281.)

VH-EWH. East-West - in the modified livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1989.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-282.)

VH-EWH. East-West - in the modified livery at Canberra Airport, February 1990.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1995-054.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett - in the 'all-white' livery at Perth Airport, November 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-028.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Cairns Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-138.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-166.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-167.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, November 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-310.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at an unknown airport, June 18, 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-627.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Perth Airport, January 17, 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-361.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullmarine Airport, May 05, 1999.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-311.)

VH-FKJ. Ansett Australia - in the basic 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullmarine Airport, June 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-511.)