This aircraft was originally intended for Iranian Oil Exploration Company but it was not taken up

It was the last of five Friendships ordered new by Trans-Australia Airlines - December 05, 1957

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FBF (CofR 691) - November 03, 1959

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as PH-FBF - November 04, 1959

Accepted by Trans-Australia Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - November 30, 1959

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TFK - November 30, 1959

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - December 01, 1959

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - December 09, 1959

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Rome - Athens - Beriut - Damascus - Bahrain - Karachi - Bombay - Calcutta -

Bangkok - Saigon - Labuan - Davao - Biak - Darwin - Alice Springs - Canberra - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains M. H. King, J. P. Allan; Navigator Captain C. O. White

The aircraft was named 'Charles Throsby'

Operated its first revenue service - December 17, 1959

Withdrawn from service and prepared for lease to Associated Airlines, Melbourne - December 1959

Test flown at Melbourne (Essendon) with an executive interior fitted - December 31, 1959

Leased to Associated Airlines, Melbourne - January 01, 1960

The aircraft was named 'Silver Friendship'

It was badly damaged in a landing accident at Mackay, Queensland - January 22, 1960

This accident was the result of the nose gear failing to lock into position for landing

During landing roll the starboard main landing gear collapsed

This caused extensive damage to the starboard wing, engine and airframe

It was repaired including the fitting of a new starboard wing before aircraft re-entered service

Officially cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - April 05, 1960

Returned to Trans-Australia Airlines at the end of lease - December 09, 1960

Returned to service with Trans-Australia Airlines - December 17, 1960

Transferred to New Guinea operations - October 12, 1969

It was repainted into the 'blue tail' livery at Brisbane Airport - November 1969

It was the 3rd T.A.A. Friendship to be repainted into the new livery

Aircraft was renamed 'Kieta' - July 13, 1970

Leased to Air Niugini - October 01, 1973

Sold to Papua New Guinea National Airlines t/a Air Niugini - 1974

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 01, 1974

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-TFK - June 01, 1974

Registered to Papua New Guinea National Airlines, Port Moresby

Rolled out at Lae in the Air Niugini livery - August 07, 1974

Reregistered P2-AND - November 11, 1975

Sold to Connair Pty Ltd - June 15, 1979

Ferried Port Moresby - Alice Springs on delivery to Connair - July 10, 1979

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - July 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register (CofR 3249) as VH-TFK - August 01, 1979

Registered to Custom Credit Corporation, Sydney

Leased to Connair Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Operated its first Connair revenue service Alice Springs - Ayers Rock - August 24, 1979

Transferred to East-West Airlines when airlines merged - February 24, 1980

Registered to East-West Airlines (Operations) Ltd - March 26, 1980

Leased to Wards Express - April 1980 to December 1980

Leased to Wards Express - January 20, 1981

Returned to East-West at the end of the lease - November 01, 1981

Withdrawn from East-West service at Tamworth - February 07, 1984

Export Certificate of Airworthiness (EN240) issued - February 09, 1984

Departed Tamworth on the ferry flight to Holland - February 17, 1984

It arrived at Amsterdam (Schiphol) on completion of the ferry flight - February 23, 1984

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 24, 1984

Sold to Fokker BV - February 28, 1984

Stored at Ypenburg - 1984 to 1985

Sold to the Dutch Government for donation to the Bolivian Government - March 14, 1985

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register (CofR 3416) as PH-FBF - April 09, 1985

Registered to KNV Fokker BV

Donated by the Bolivian Government to Lloyd Aero Boliviano SA - May 10, 1985

Export Certificate of Airworthiness (E867) issue - August 01, 1985

Departed Amsterdam on the ferry flight to Bolivia - August 03, 1985

It arrived at Cochabamba, Bolivia on completion of the ferry flight - August 09, 1985

Entered onto the Bolivian Aircraft Register as CP-2013 - August 12, 1985

Registered to Lloyd Aero Boliviano SA

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - August 13, 1985

The aircraft was named 'Reina Beatrix'

It sustained damage when nose-wheel collapsed during landing at Guayaramin - December 25, 1986

Aircraft repaired and renamed 'Guataramin' before returning to service

It was observed at Trinidad now named 'Cobya' - October 11, 2002

Withdrawn from use at Cochabamba - December 2004

It was observed stored at Cochamba without registration - March 18, 2005

It was observed stored at Cochabamba in white-grey livery without registration - April 2005

It was intended to return to service with FAB but it was not taken up and the aircraft remained stored at Cochabamba

It was observed stored at Cochabamba in Fuerza Aerea Boliviano (FAB) livery without registration - January 22, 2006

It was observed in FAB livery at Cochabamba - October 22, 2006

Lloyd Aereo Boliviano ceased operations - April 01, 2007

It was observed stored at Cochabamba in FAB livery without registration - June 06, 2010

Purchased by Ejercito de Boliviano (Bolivian Army) at auction - January 2011

It was observed in Ejercito de Bolivia livery - 2011

It was observed at Santa Cruz de la Sierra (El Trompillo) - November 14, 2011

Registered to the Bolivian Army as 'EB-91' - ?

Current status - ?