VH-FCC Fokker F.27-5224 Friendship

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett for Airlines of New South Wales - ?

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXO' with the Export Registration 'E-549' - May 13, 1976

Registered to Fokker VFW BV, Amsterdam Schiphol Oost

First flown as 'PH-EXO' - June 01, 1976

Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 17, 1976

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - June 17, 1976

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FCC - June 18, 1976

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

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - June 18, 1976

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - June 29, 1976

Flight crew: Capts A. Garriock, R. Leech, A. McPherson; Navigator W.C. Kennedy

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Belgrade - Istanbul - Ankara - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore -

Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Sydney

Operated its first revenue service - June 30, 1976

Transferred to Ansett in the Air N.S.W. livery - October 20, 1987

Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Coolangatta - Sydney - Melbourne as AN1091 - December 15, 1988

Flight crew: Capt A. Ahern

Withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 15, 1988

The aircraft had flown 31,748 hours with 31,243 landings

Sold to Northwest Aircraft Inc for lease to Mesaba Airlines - December 16, 1988

Entered onto United States Aircraft Register as N282MA - December 1988

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the delivery flight to Mesaba - December 16, 1988

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

Karachi - Bahrain - Jeddah - Cairo - Athens - Milano - Prestwick - Keflavik - Sonde Stromfjord - Goose Bay - Montreal

Flight crew: Capts K. Broomhead, J.E. Ridd, B. E. Matthews; Nasvigator D. Michael; LAME G. Bennett

The aircraft was repainted at Montreal for Northwest / Mesaba before handover

Sold to Waddell & Read Leasing with the lease to Mesaba continuing - July 1989

Mesaba Airlines traded as Northwest Airlink

Withdrawn from use by Mesaba and returned to the lessor - July 1994

The aircraft was initially stored at McCarran Field, Las Vegas, but later ferried to Mena. Arizona

Sold to First Security Bank - August 26, 1997

Sold to unknown buyer - February 03, 1998

Sold to Gold Dust Finance SA - July 06, 1998

Sold to Friendship Spares Ltd, Las Vegas - July 06, 1998

Aircraft remain stored

PH-EXO. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, June 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-899.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 09, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-268.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 12, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-269.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 03, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-270.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 07, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-271.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 18, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-272.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 19, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-539.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 21, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-538.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 21, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-833.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 12, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-832.)

VH-FCC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 19, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-486.)

VH-FCC. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 23, 1981.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-488.)

VH-FCC. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1981.

VH-FCC. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Canberra Airport, November 1981.

VH-FCC. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Bathurst Airport, October 1983.

VH-FCC. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1985.

VH-FCC. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 04, 1986.

VH-FCC. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1986.

VH-FCC. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-FCC. Air N.S.W. - in the basic 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1988.

N282MA. Northwest - in the basic Ansett 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1988.

N282MA. Northwest - in the basic Ansett 'Southern Cross' livery at Alice Springs Airport, December 1988.

N282MA. Northwest Airlink - in the basic livery at McCarran Field, October 1995.