VH-FCD Fokker F.27-5224 Friendship

VH-FCD. Fokker F.27-5224 Friendship. c/n 10533.

Was also registered as: CC-CIT; OB-1443.

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

Registration 'PH-EXS' was reserved by Fokker - April 29, 1976

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXS' with the export registration 'E-550' - May 13, 1976

Registered to Fokker VFW BV, Amsterdam Schiphol Oost

First flown as 'PH-EXS' - June 18, 1976

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FCD - June 28, 1976

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

Accepted by Ansett Airlines of N.S.W. at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 28, 1976

Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - June 28, 1976

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - June 29, 1976

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - July 05, 1976

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

Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts I. Brown, R. Parker; F/O M. Kelly; Navigator B. S. McEwan

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) for Airlines of N.S.W. - July 07, 1996

Operated its first revenue service - July 09, 1976

Transferred to Ansett Airlines of Australia - May 27, 1979

Returned to Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - March 01, 1980

Operated the inaugural Ansett Airlines of New South Wales Melbourne - Albury - Sydney service - May 04, 1983

The operating name of Ansett Airlines of New South Wales was changed to Air N.S.W. - May 01, 1985

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra as AN2371 - November 13, 1987

Ferried Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) and stored - November 13, 1987

The aircraft had flown 34,347 hours with 33,475 cycles

Transferred to A.W.A.S. for lease to Linea Aerea del Cobre Ltda (LADECO), Chile

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the delivery flight to Chile as AN27 - November 20, 1987

It arrived at Santiago, Chile on completion of the delivery flight - December 04, 1987

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

Karachi - Bahrain - Jeddah - Cairo - Athes - Milano - Prestwick - Reykavik - Sondre Stromfjord - Goose Bay -

Philadelphia - Miami - Panama - Guayaquil - Lima - Arica - Santiago

Flight crew: Capts K. Broomhead, A. Marshall, J. Wilson; Navigator J. Delaat; LAME B. Loder

The ferry flight covered 36,000 km and took over 100 flying hours over 15 days

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 10, 1987

Entered onto Chilean Aircraft Register as CC-CIT - December 10, 1987

Operated its first revenue service with Ladeco - December 15, 1987

Leased to Expresso Aereo SA - May 17, 1991

Entered onto Peruvian Aircraft Register as OB-1443 - May 1991

Delivered to Expresso Aereo at Lima, Peru - May 18, 1991

The aircraft was named 'Huascaran'

The aircraft was destroyed in a landing accident at Bellavista Airport, Amazonas, Peru - September 10, 1992

On landing a tyre burst sending the aircraft into a ground slide

Fire broke out and the fuselage ruptured killing the pilot

There were 36 passengers and 7 crewmembers on board

The aircraft had flown a total of 36,684 hours with 36,616 landings when written off

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 09, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-273.)

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 15, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-541.)

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 11, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-543.)

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 12, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-230.)

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1980.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-229.)

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 06, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-834.)

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 15, 1980.

VH-FCD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 11, 1980.

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

VH-FCD. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Canberra Airport, January 1982.

VH-FCD. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1982.

VH-FCD. Air New South Wales - in the 'yellow canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 04, 1982.

VH-FCD. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 21, 1986.

VH-FCD. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1986.

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

VH-FCD. Ansett - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1987.

CC-CIT. Ladeco - in the standard livery at Santiago Airport, March 1988.

OB-1443. Expresso Aero - 'Huascaran' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1992.