VH-FNJ. Fokker F.27-2068 Friendship. c/n 10264.
Was also registered as: ZS-KVJ.
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett-ANA for Airlines of N.S.W. - February 28, 1964 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FGF - November 24, 1964 Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker (CofR 1039) First flown as 'PH-FGF' - November 25, 1964 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNJ - December 01, 1964 Registered to Airlines of N. S. W. Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - December 01, 1964 The aircraft was configured to seat 40 passengers Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - December 02, 1964 It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - December 09, 1964 Delivery route: Amsterdam - Rome - Athens - Damascus - Bahrain - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Saigon - Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne Flight crew: Capts C. Henry, A. Beales, A. Garriock; Navigator W.C. Kennedy; LAME W. Moore Operated its first revenue service - January 20, 1965 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - November 25, 1969 Transferred to Ansett Airlines of Australia - February 14, 1971 Leased to Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - April 13 - 21, 1971 It was converted to seat 44 passengers at some stage but the exact date is not known Leased to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - June 30, 1976 Returned to Ansett Airlines of Australia - July 24, 1977 Operated its final revenue service Mildura - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN707 - November 01, 1980 Sold to Commercial Airways (Pty) Ltd t/a Comair - November 26, 1980 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its delivery flight to South Africa - November 28, 1980 Delivery route: Melbourne - Alice Springs - Darwin - Denpasar - Singapore - Medan - Colombo - Bombay - Muscat - Salalah - Djibouti - Nairobi - Blantyre - Johannesburg Flight crew: Cap J. Raby; Navigator B.S. McEwen The Ansett crew ferried the aircraft as far as Bombay Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 09, 1980 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-KVJ - December 11, 1980 Registered to Commercial Airways (Sales) Pty Ltd, Johannesburg Renamed Comair (Sales) Pty Ltd - December 23, 1982 Withdrawn from Comair service and stored Johannesburg - October 30, 1997 The intended export to the United States did not eventuate Stored at Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg - 1997 - 1998 Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - May 25, 1998 Intended for use by Johannesburg Airport Fire Services It was observed parked and intact at Johannesburg (Jan Smuts) with faded livery - January 2007 The aircraft had flown 57,859 hours with 63,378 cycles |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the original livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, November 1964. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-093.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1966. (G. Wilkes Collection Copyright Image 1999-384.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 16, 1966. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-390.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 1966. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-376.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 04, 1967. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-253.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 01, 1967. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-231.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 13, 1967. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-252.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 16, 1968. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-630.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 16, 1968. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-629.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-980.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-377.) |
VH-FNJ. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the final livery at Wagga Wagga Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-902.) |
VH-FNJ. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-631.) |
VH-FNJ. Ansett Airlines of South Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1977. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-378.) |
VH-FNJ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-573.) |
VH-FNJ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 04, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-572.) |
VH-FNJ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-632.) |
VH-FNJ. Comair - in the basic original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-574.) |
VH-FNJ. Comair - in the basic original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1980. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-379.) |
VH-FNJ. Comair - in the basic original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 24,1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-575.) |
VH-FNJ. Comair - in the basic original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1980. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1999-576.) |
ZS-KVJ. Comair - in the original livery at Johannesburg Jan Smutts Airport, December 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-577.) |
ZS-KVJ. Comair - in the revised livery at Johannesburg Lanseria Airport, November 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-578.) |
ZS-KVJ. Comair - in the revised livery at Johannesburg Lanseria Airport, August 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-579.) |