VH-LAR. Fokker F28-4181 Fellowship. c/n 11212.

Was also registered as: VH-FKO.

 

This aircraft was built for an Air Zimbabwe order but it was not taken up

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register with temporary registration 'E-817 / PH-EXZ' - March 27, 1984

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as 'PH-EXZ' - April 09, 1984

The aircraft was then stored at Woensdrecht

The temporary Dutch Registration 'E-817 / PH-EXZ' was cancelled - June 11, 1985

Sold to Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter - June 12, 1985

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LAR - June 12, 1985

Registered to Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter Pty Ltd

The aircraft was configured with 79 economy class seats

Accepted by Lloyd Aviation at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 12, 1985

It departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - June 18, 1985

It arrived Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the delivery flight - June 23, 1985

This aircraft was purchased to service Santos Ltd charter contracts for Moomba and Jackson gas / oil fields

It operated its first revenue service - June 27, 1985

Lloyd Aviation lost the Santos contract thus this aircraft was surplus to requirements

Chartered by Ansett N.T. on an ad-hoc basis

Operated last Adelaide - Alice Springs - Adelaide charter - June 30, 1990

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

Sold to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - July 05, 1990

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth for refurbishment for East-West Airlines - July 05, 1990

Reregistered as VH-FKO - July 13, 1990

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

It was reconfigured with 72 economy class seats

Ferried Perth - Adelaide - Tamworth on delivery to East-West - August 16, 1990

Operated its first revenue East-West service Tamworth - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - August 24, 1990

Transferred to Ansett Express in an all-white livery - December 14, 1990

It operated its first revenue service with Ansett Express - December 18, 1990

Transferred to Ansett Australia when the Ansett Express operations were merged - October 31, 1993

It was badly damaged at Perth Airport when involved in the ground collision with 'VH-FKI' - June 27, 1996

The aircraft was out of service for 84 days while repairs were carried out

Returned to service - September 20, 1996

It operated its final revenue service Karratha - Perth as AN329 - November 05, 1997

Flight crew: Captain M. Diamond; F/O M. McGowan

Ferried Perth - Melbourne (Captain M. Oliphant; F/O S. Marley) for storage - November 06, 1997

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 19, 2001

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

Sold to Air Futures, Los Angeles - October 2001

The aircraft was broken up for parts at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - December 2001

Salvaged parts were trucked to a holding yard at East Keilor

Remains were sighted in a yard in Technical Drive, Craigieburn, Victoria - November 2006

 

 

VH-LAR. Lloyd - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1985.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-290.)

VH-LAR. Lloyd - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-335.)

VH-LAR. Lloyd - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-512.)

VH-FKO. East-West - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-102.)

VH-FKO. East-West - in the 'all-white' livery at Canberra Airport, September 1990.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1995-072.)

VH-FKO. East-West - in the 'all-white' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 09, 1990.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-292.)

VH-FKO. Ansett Express - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 23, 1992.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-291.)

VH-FKO. Ansett Express - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-134.)

VH-FKO. Ansett - in the basic livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1997.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-293.)