VH-EWA. Fokker F.27-1002A. c/n 10127.
Ordered new by Trans Australia Airlines to become VH-TFH Leased to East West whilst under construction - July 12, 1959 First flown as PH-FAX - July 16, 1959 Test flown by Capts J. Swan, A. Smith (East West); S. Walters, C. Dik (Fokker) - July 17, 1959 Accepted by East West at Schiphol as VH-TFH - July 28, 1959 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWA - July 29, 1959 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Departed Schiphol on delivery flight as 'VH-TFH' for insurance / legal purposes - July 30, 1959 Ferry route: Marseilles-Rome-Athens-Beirut-Kuwait-Bahrain-Sharjah-Karachi-New Delhi- Calcutta-Rangoon-Bangkok-Saigon-Labuan-Zamboanga-Davas-Sorong-Darwin-Mt Isa-Longreach-Brisbane Flight crew: Capts J. Swan, A. Smith; Navigator Capt D. Lawrence During lay-over at Brisbane aircraft registration was amended to VH-EWA Ferried to East West Airlines at Tamworth - August 12, 1959 Ferry flight overflew Coolangatta-Grafton-Glen Innes-Inverell-Gunnedah-Quirindi at low level Aircraft was named 'City of Tamworth' Operated its first revenue service with East West Airlines - August 26, 1959 Registered to East West Airlines Ltd - February 14, 1963 Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales - November 14, 1977 Sold to Uni-Air, France - November 15, 1977 Entered onto French Aircraft Register as F-BYAO - November 15, 1977 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 18, 1977 Aircraft had flown 43,277 hours and 53,818 cycles Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to France - December 13, 1977 Leased to Air Senegal as F-BYAO - November 11, 1978 Sold to L'Institut Geographique National - 1986 Painted with Aviation de Recherche Atmospherique et de Teledetection (ARAT) titles - July 1, 1985 Reregistered F-WYAO - November 1988 Reregistered F-BYAO - November 1991 Reported as being withdrawn from service and stored at Creil, France - 2004 |
PH-FAX. EWA - in the original livery at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, July 1959. |
VH-TFH. EWA - in the original livery at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, July 1959. |
VH-EWA. East West Airlines - in the original livery at Tamworth Airport, date unknown. |
VH-EWA. East West Airlines - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1962. |
VH-EWA. East West Airlines - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1962. |
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VH-EWA. East West Airlines - in the revised livery at Sydney Airport, October 1966. |
VH-EWA. East West Airlines - in the revised livery at Sydney Airport, January 1967. |
VH-EWA. East West - in the old livery with new titles and tail logo at Sydney Airport, May 1968. |
VH-EWA. East West - in the experimental livery at Sydney Airport, January 1970. |
VH-EWA. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, December 1975. |
VH-EWA. East West - in the final livery at Armidale Airport, November 1976. |
VH-EWA. East West - in the final livery at Tamworth Airport, August 1975. |
VH-EWA. East West - in the final livery at Tamworth Airport, September 1977. |
F-BYAO. Uni-Air - in the basic East West livery at Paris, July 1978. |
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F-BYAO. Air Senegal - in basic East West livery at Paris, December 1978. |
F-BYAO. Uni-Air - in the original livery at unknown airport, March 1980. |
F-BYAO. Uni-Air - in the original livery at unknown airport, August 1980. |
F-BYAO. Uni-Air - in the modified livery at unknown airport, May 1982. |
F-BYAO. ARAT - in the original livery at Paris, December 1988. |
F-WYAO. ARAT - in their original livery with long nose probe at Paris, February 1989. |
F-BYAO. ARAT - in the original livery at Paris, August 1998. |
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