This aircraft was ordered by Ansett-A.N.A. - June 28, 1958

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-FBH - December 28, 1959

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker (CofR 701)

First flown as 'PH-FBH' - December 29, 1959

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - January 11, 1960

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNC - February 04, 1960

Registered to Ansett-A.N.A., Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett-A.N.A. at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - February 04, 1960

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - February 05, 1960

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - February 12, 1960

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Rome - Athens - Beirut - Bahrain - Karachi - Ahmadabad - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok -

Saigon - Zamboanga - Biak - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains R. Baker, I. Brown, W. Wilcher; Navigator P. Smith

Arrived Melbourne in the standard Ansett-A.N.A. livery but was then repainted into the Airlines of N. S. W. livery

Operated its first revenue service with Airlines of N. S. W. - February 1960

Airlines of N. S. W. was renamed Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - July 01, 1968

It was the second aircraft to be rolled out in the Ansett 'delta' livery atMelbourne (Essendon) - October 03, 1969

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - November 1969

Operated its final Ansett Airlines of N. S. W. revenue service - October 05, 1976

Withdrawn from use at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - October 05, 1976

The aircraft had flown 46,688 hours with 52,565 cycles

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales - December 21, 1976

Sold to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - May 18, 1977

Rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the standard Merpati livery - May 21, 1977

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 26, 1977

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MFR - May 28, 1977

The aircraft was named 'Yapen'

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Indonesia - May 28, 1977

Withdrawn from Merpati service and stored Surabaya, Indonesia - June 30, 1993

The intended sale to Myanma Airways Corp did not eventuate

The aircraft had flown a total of 69,565 hours with 70,007 landings

Scrapped at Surabaya - October 1998

VH-FNC. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, February 1960.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-576.)

VH-FNC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1966.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-387.)

VH-FNC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 11, 1966.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-388.)

VH-FNC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1966.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-381.)

VH-FNC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 11, 1967.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-239.)

VH-FNC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 02, 1969.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1993-362.)

VH-FNC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 28, 1968.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-241.)

VH-FNC. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, May 1969.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-240.)

VH-FNC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 12, 1969.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-688.)

VH-FNC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 1969.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-528.)

VH-FNC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1970.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1993-619.)

VH-FNC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1975.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-784.)

VH-FNC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 29, 1976.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-363.)

VH-FNC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 29, 1976.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1993-364.)

VH-FNC. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1976.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1999-838.)

PK-MFR. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Yapen' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-527.)

PK-MFR. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Yapen' in the original livery at an unknown airport, August 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-097.)

PK-MFR. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Yapen' in the original livery at an unknown airport, August 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1999-839.)

PK-MFR. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Yapen' in the revised livery at Jakarta Airport, October 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-256.)

PK-MFR. Merpati - 'Yapen' in the new livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-689.)