VH-FNE was written off in a hangar fire at Essendon on March 25, 1971. Wings and engines salvaged and the rest dumped in the graveyard with Viscounts awaiting the scrap merchant. The fuselage later went to the fire dump and survived until 1986. What was left was used as landfill. Mike Madden photo.

In this shot the Governor of Queensland Sir Henry Abel Smith and Lady Abel Smith are seen at the christening ceremony of VH-FNE at Eagle Farm.

Queensland was absorbed into Ansett-ANA. Keeping the airline as a separate entity was not necessary in Queensland where Ansett rival TAA was also able to operate interstate services. In other states separate subsidiary airlines helped preserve monopolies on interstate routes.

Seen after her days with Queensland Airlines.

Now wearing full Ansett-ANA livery after her days with Airlines of NSW and Queensland Airlines initially.

Destroyed in a hangar fire at Essendon/YMEN on March 25, 1971.

Destroyed in hangar fire at Essendon (YMEN) March 25, 1971