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VH-ANA. Boeing 747-412. c/n 24062-722. Was also registered as: 9V-SMB; DQ-FJL. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Singapore Airlines - ? First flown as 'N6005C' - February 06, 1989 Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-SMB - March 1989 Registered to Singapore Airlines Accepted by Singapore Airlines at Everett (Paine Field) - March 18, 1989 Dry-leased to Ansett International Ltd - 1999 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANA - August 08, 1999 Registered to Ansett International Ltd, Melbourne It was painted with the 'Sydney 2000' Olympic titles prior to delivery Accepted by Ansett Australia at Hong Kong - August 11, 1999 Operated its first revenue service Hong Kong - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN888 - August 11, 1999 Flight crew: Captains F. Boomsma, K. Wallace, M. Kyle Flew Australian Sydney 2000 Olympic medal winners to Melbourne for the celebration parade - October 03, 2000 Flight crew: Captains K. Wallace, L. Sharpe The Olympic logo and titles were removed - September 2001 Operated its final revenue service Hong Kong - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN888 - September 13, 2001 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Singapore on return to the leasor as AN4405 - November 09, 2001 Flight crew: Captain F. Boomsma; F/O S. Manifold; Engineer T. Stapleton Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 21, 2001 The aircraft had flown 55,461 hours with 9,687 cycles Entered onto Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-SMB - ?Returned to service with Singapore Airlines in an all-white livery with Star Alliance logo Leased to Air Pacific - June 2003 Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as DQ-FJL - ? The aircraft was named 'Island of Viti Levu' It arrived at Nadi on completion of the ferry flight as FJ002 - June 26, 2003 Operated its first Air Pacific revenue service Nadi - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as FJ911 - June 27, 2003 Operated its final Air Pacific revenue service Auckland - Nadi as FJ410 - July 08, 2013 Ferried Nadi - Los Angeles - Tupelo (Lemons Municipal) as FJ2220 - July 18 - 19, 2013 Cancelled fron the Fijian Aircraft Register - ? Scrapped at Tupelo (Lemons Municipal), MS, U.S.A. |
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9V-SMB. Singapore Airlines - in the revised livery with 'Megatop' titles at an unknown airport, January 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-201.) |
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9V-SMB. Singapore Airlines - in the revised livery with 'Megatop' titles at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-829.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at an unknown location, August 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-642.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at an unknown location, September 1999. (F. Nivan Collection Copyright Image 4630-643.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at an unknown location, September 1999. (F. Nivan Collection Copyright Image 4630-644.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at an unknown location, September 1999. (F. Nivan Collection Copyright Image 4630-645.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at an unknown location, September 1999. (F. Nivan Collection Copyright Image 4630-646.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at an unknown location, September 1999. (F. Nivan Collection Copyright Image 4630-647.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at an unknown location, September 1999. (F. Nivan Collection Copyright Image 4630-649.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at Brisbane Airport, January 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-791.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-044.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 2000. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-047.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at an unknown airport, October 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-543.) |
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VH-ANA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with the additional 'Sydney 2000' titles at Brisbane Airport, April 2001. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-964.) |
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DQ-FJL. Air Pacific Fiji - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the standard livery with additional artwork at Los Angeles Airport, September 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-121.) |
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DQ-FJL. Air Pacific Fiji - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the standard livery with additional artwork at Los Angeles Airport, September 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-122.) |
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DQ-FJL. Air Pacific Fiji - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the standard livery with additional artwork at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-384.) |