VH-FCE. Fokker F.27-5234 Friendship. c/n 10558.
Was also registered as: G-BNCY.
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett for Airlines of New South Wales - ? The registration 'PH-EXH' with the export registration 'E-593' was reserved by Fokker - April 06, 1977 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXH' - April 21, 1977 Registered to Fokker VFW BV, Amsterdam Schiphol Oost First flown as 'PH-EXH' - June 17, 1977 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - June 29, 1977 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FCE - June 29, 1977 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett Airlines of New South Wales at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 29, 1977 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - June 30, 1977 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - July 06, 1977 Ferry route: Amsterdam - Belgrade - Ankara - Teheran - Dubai - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore (Seletar) - Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne Flight crew: Capts R. Baker, G. Gibson, K. Holden; Navigator W. C. Kennedy; LAME R. M. Chapple Operated its first Ansett Airlines of New South Wales revenue service - July 12, 1977 Operated its final Air N.S.W. revenue service - October 25, 1986 Sold to Air UK - November 19, 1986 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the U.K. as AN27 - November 19, 1986 It arrived at Norwich on completion of the ferry flight - November ?, 1986 Ferry route: Melbourne - Alice Springs - Broome - Denpasar - Singapore (Seletar) - Bangkok - Calcutta - Delhi - Karachi - Bahrain - Jeddah - Cairo - Athens - Milano - Norwich Flight crew: Capts K. Duncan, J. A. McEnlly; LAME R. M. Chapple Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - February 06, 1987 The aircraft had flown 23,947 hours with 23,375 landings Entered onto British Aircraft Register as G-BNCY (CofR G-BNCY/R1) - February 09, 1987 Registered to Air UK Ltd The aircraft was named 'Friendship Little Langtry' The aircraft was seriously damaged whilst landing at Guernsey Airport - December 07, 1997 It skidded off the runway and the right landing gear collapsed The 42 passengers and 4 crew were uninjured It was considered uneconomical to repair, sold for scrap and broken up on site - January 1998 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 19, 1998 |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 09, 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-274.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 17, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-275.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 17, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-276.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 20, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-286.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 06, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-277.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 23, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-548.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 04, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-348.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-835.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-347.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 11, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-278.) |
VH-FCE. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1981. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1999-549.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 09, 1982. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-424.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-384.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1984. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-385.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 02, 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-672.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1986. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-383.) |
VH-FCE. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-673.) |
G-BNCY. Air UK - in the old livery at Guernsey Airport, June 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-856.) |
G-BNCY. Air UK - in the old livery at Guernsey Airport, August 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-550.) |
G-BNCY. Air UK - in the revised livery at Guernsey Airport, December 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-156.) |
G-BNCY. Air UK - in the revised livery at Guernsey Airport, December 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-474.) |