This aircraft was ordered new by Air France for lease after delivery - August 19, 1967

It was redesigned during production from a 'Mark 400' to a 'Mark 600' aircraft

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FLE - October 03, 1967

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker (CofR 1295)

First flown as 'PH-FLE' - October 10, 1967

Accepted by Air France at Amsterdam (Schiphol) on lease - October 24, 1967

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-BOOD - October 27, 1967

Registered to Compagnie Nationale Air France

Sold to Air France by Fokker - March 01, 1968

Sold to Fokker-VFW BV - July 02, 1970

Sold to Ansett Transport Industries - July 15, 1970

The aircraft was configured to seat 40 passengers

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXC - July 24, 1970

Registered to Fokker-VFW BV

Export Certificate of Airworthiness issued (E-013) - August 04, 1970

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNU - August 05, 1970

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - August 06, 1970

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to Australia - August 06, 1970

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the ferry flight - August 12, 1970

Ferry route: Amsterdam - Brindisi - Ankara - Teheran - Karach - Ahmadabad - Calcutta - Bangkok -

Singapore - Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts W. Anderson, D. Lane, E. Elliott; Navigator W.C. Kennedy; LAME Florussen

Entered service with Ansett Airlines of Australia - September 24, 1970

Leased to Air Nauru pending the delivery of their Fokker F28 - December 11 - 15, 1971

Leased to M.M.A. replacing their Friendship VH-MMS - January 08, 1972

Utilised by Ansett Airlines of South Australia as a back-up aircraft - 1972

Leased to M.M.A. whilst their Fokker F28 'VH-FKA' was being overhauled - April 1974

Leased to M.M.A. to cover Christmas peak loads - December 16 - 23, 1974

Leased to M.M.A. whilst their Fokker F28 'VH-FKC' was being overhauled - September 08 - 27, 1975

Used to operate the re-enactment of the Melbourne - Hamilton - Melbourne service - February 17, 1976

The was to mark the 40th anniversary of Ansett Airways first service (Capt J. Raby)

Leased to Air Pacific and ferried Brisbane - Nadi (Capt K. Duncan) - April 30, 1984

Operated its first Air Pacific service - May 01, 1984

Ferried Nadi - Brisbane - Melbourne at the end of the lease - October 01, 1984

Leased to Air Queensland - October 18, 1984

Returned to Ansett at the end of the lease and stored at Brisbane - July 31, 1985

Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - August 27, 1985

Leased to Airlines of South Australia - September 19, 1985 to November 08, 1985

Leased to Air Queensland - November 15, 1985

Returned to Ansett in Melbourne (Tullamarine) at the end of the lease - December 24, 1985

Operated its final revenue service Wynyard - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - February 21, 1986

Placed in open storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Sold to Air U.K. Ltd

Departed Melbourne on the ferry flight to England in the basic Air Queensland livery as AN27 - August 22, 1986

Ferry route: Melbourne - Alice Springs - Broome - Denpasar - Singapore (Seletar) - Bangkok - Calcutta -

Delhi - Karachi - Bahrain - Luxor - Cairo - Athens - Milano - Norwich

Flight crew: Capts K.G. Jarrold, K. Duncan; Navigator J. Delaat; LAME B.W. Arlow

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 27, 1986

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BNAL (CofR G-BNAL/R1) - November 28, 1986

Registered to Air U.K.

Rolled out at Norwich in the Air U.K. livery - January 31, 1987

Traded-in to Fokker Aircraft BV / Aircraft Financing & Trading BV - November 1994

Leased to TAVAJ Linhas Aereas SA, Brasil as the registered operator - July 1995

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 22, 1995

Delivered to TAVAJ Linhas Aereas SA - September 27, 1995

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-TVA - December 04, 1995

Sold to TAVAJ Linhas Aereas SA - September 04, 2002

It was observed in new TAVAJ livery at Manaus - October 03, 2003

The aircraft veered off the runway and crashed into serveral objects whilst landingat Tarauca, Brasil - October 20, 2003

Crew of 3 and 20 passengers were not injured

It was not considered economical to repair and was scrapped for parts

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Aircraft had flown 61,248 hours with 65,291 cycles

F-BOOD. Air France - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 1969.

(H. Groen Collection Copyright Image 1999-880.)

VH-FNU. Ansett - in the basic 'Air France' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, August 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-425.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1973.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-025.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1973.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-050.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1975.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-413.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Coolangatta Airport, November 1981.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-414.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 11, 1982.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-616.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 21, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-172.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-173.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the standard 'delta' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-819.)

VH-FNU. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the basic 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1984.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-415.)

VH-FNU. Air Pacific - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Nadi Airport, June 12, 1984.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-617.)

VH-FNU. Air Pacific - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Nadi Airport, June 12, 1984.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-174.)

VH-FNU. Air Pacific - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Nadi Airport, June 12, 1984.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-100.)

VH-FNU. Air Pacific - in the basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Nadi Airport, June 14, 1984.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-312.)

VH-FNU. Air Queensland - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1985.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-416.)

VH-FNU. Air Queensland - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 27, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-175.)

VH-FNU. Air Queensland - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-085.)

VH-FNU. Air Queensland - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 12, 1986.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1999-618.)

VH-FNU. Air Queensland - in the basic livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1986.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-417.)

G-BNAL. Air UK - in the old livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, August 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-176.)

G-BNAL. Air UK - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, July 1990.

(H. Groen Collection Copyright Image 1999-883.)

G-BNAL. TAVAJ - in the standard livery at Norwich Airport, September 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-781.)