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    Airframe Family: Fokker F-28 Fellowship
    Latest Model:F-28-4000
    Construction Number:11186
    Last Civil Registration:VH-FKJ
    Compressed ID:Fokker F-28-4000 cn 11186 cr VH-FKJ...
    Latest Owner or Location:Melbourne/Tullamarine Airport (north side), Melbourne, Victoria

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-28-4000.

    29 June 1982

    To NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker with new c/r PH-EXS.

    8 December 1982

    To Ansett Transport Industries for use by Airlines of Western Australia with new c/r VH-FKJ.

    From 10 December 1982 to 14 December 1982

    Ferry flight.
    Route: Amsterdam - Brindisi - Cairo - Bahrain - Dubai - Muscat - Bombay - Calcutta - Bangkok - Singapore -Denpasar - Port Headland - Perth.

    Markings Applied: RMA Goldfields

    Circa 4 December 1988

    To East West Airlines keeping c/r VH-FKJ.

    30 January 1989

    Civil registration revised.
    Reregistered as VH-EWH.

    18 August 1990

    To W. A. Ansett.

    28 August 1990

    Civil registration revised.
    Reregistered as VH-FKJ.

    21 March 1999

    Withdrawn from use.
    Aircraft stored in Melbourne.

    19 October 2001

    Civil registration, VH-FKJ, cancelled.

    Circa October 2001

    To Universal Asset Management.

    Circa October 2001

    To International Air Parts (IAP).
    Intended to become a source of spares to rebuild VH-FKI.

    Circa March 2002

    Transported by ground.
    Remains were dumped outside fire station at Tullamarine Airport.

    Circa August 2002

    Transported by ground.
    Moved again to be near Gate A on Sunbury Road.

    Remains were used for fire-fighting exercises by Tullamaine Airport Fire Department.

    Circa September 2014

    Hull resealed and repainted.

    To Melbourne/Tullamarine Airport (north side), Melbourne, Victoria.
    View the Location Dossier

    8 November 2014


    Photographer: William Wordsworth
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     AussieAirliners.org by R. N. Smith
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     Mike Henniger
    Krijn Oostlander
    William Wordsworth
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