VH-FKD. Fokker F28-1018 Fellowship. c/n 11026.

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Transport Industries - ?

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as 'E-002 / PH-EXA' - October 06, 1970

Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker

First flown as 'PH-EXA' - October 26, 1970

Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - November 07, 1970

The aircraft was painted in Ansett Airlines of New South Wales 'delta' livery

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - November 10, 1970

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKD - November 10, 1970

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

It was configured with 60 economy class seats

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia - November 11, 1970

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - November 17, 1970

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Brindisi - Ankara - Teheran - Karachi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore -

Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Sydney

Flight crew: Captains I. Brown, J. Murray, H. Henry; F/O J.E. Colliton; Navigator B. S. McEwen

Ferried Sydney - Melbourne (Essendon) for Certificate of Airworthiness inspection - November 18, 1970

Used for pilot training at Tullamarine and Essendon Airports

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney on return to Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - November 23, 1970

This aircraft was the first jet-engined airliner to be utilised on N. S. W. intrastate flights

Two publicity flights undertaken from Sydney - November 23, 1970

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Dubbo as WX1002 - December 01, 1970

It was initially used on the Sydney - Newcastle - Gold Coast - Brisbane service until DCA dispensation was granted

to operate into Broken Hill, Cooma and Dubbo

Operated last New South Wales revenue service Wagga Wagga - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as WX1086 - April 13, 1971

Services suspended using jet-engined airliners due to a severe drop in passenger numbers

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Adelaide (West Beach) - Forrest - Perth on delivery to MMA - April 13 - 14, 1971

Operated its first MMA revenue service Perth - Port Headland as MV1740 - April 14, 1971

The aircraft was named 'RMA Goldfields' at naming ceremony at Kalgoorlie - April 24, 1971

MacRoberstson Miller Airlines was renamed Airlines of Western Australia - July 01, 1981

Returned to Air New South Wales - March 27, 1983

It was modified for over-water flights especially to Norfolk Island

It operated its first revenue service for Air New South Wales - April 15, 1983

Rolled out in the Air New South Wales 'canary' livery - September 23, 1983

It operated the airline's first revenue service to Norfolk Island - September 24, 1983

It operated the first F28 service Melbourne - Devonport - Melbourne as AN889/890 - December 12, 1983

Airlines of Western Australia was renamed Ansett W.A. - October 01, 1984

Withdrawn from service by Air New South Wales - October 02, 1984

Returned to Ansett W. A. - October 02, 1984

It was rolled out in the Ansett 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - November 27, 1984

It was returned to Air N.S.W. in the standard 'Ansett W.A.' livery - April 15, 1985

Transferred to Ansett Airlines of Australia (Ansett Express) - October 31, 1993

It operated its final revenue service Sydney - Hobart - Melbourne (Captain S. Weston) - April 21, 1994

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) and advertised for immediate sale

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 13, 1994

It was scrapped at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - November 21, 1995

This was the first Ansett jet to be scrapped

Aircraft had flown 57,600 hours with 58,938 cycles

The engines were sold to Air Niugini

VH-FKD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-509.)

VH-FKD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1971.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-257.)

VH-FKD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1971.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1995-061.)

VH-FKD. Ansett Airlines of New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1971.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1995-036.)

VH-FKD. MMA - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, February 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-258.)

VH-FKD. MMA - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, February 1974.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-336.)

VH-FKD. MMA - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, June 1978.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1995-062.)

VH-FKD. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, November 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-126.)

VH-FKD. Airlines of Western Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Perth Airport, March 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-063.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Canberra Airport, April 1983.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1995-064.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 16, 1983.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-259.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 20, 1983.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-337.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-935.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 12, 1983.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-338.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 10, 1983.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-339.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 21, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-362.)

VH-FKD. Air New South Wales - in the 'canary' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 26, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-145.)

VH-FKD. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-510.)

VH-FKD. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 20, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-260.)

VH-FKD. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 28, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-263.)

VH-FKD. Air N.S.W.. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 10, 1986.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-261.)

VH-FKD. Ansett N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-125.)

VH-FKD. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 1990.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-262.)

VH-FKD. Ansett Express - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-127.)

VH-FKD. Ansett Express - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-264.)

VH-FKD. Ansett Express - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-669.)

VH-FKD. Ansett Express - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-348.)