VH-EWG. Fokker F.27-1073. c/n 10266.
First flown as PH-FGH - December 24, 1964 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWG - January 6, 1965 Registered to East West Airlines Ltd Accepted by East West at Schiphol - January 7, 1965 Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - January 18, 1965 Operated its first revenue service with East West - February 7, 1965 Aircraft named 'City of Orange' - November 12, 1965 Operated TAAs Sydney-Coolangatta-Sydney services - February 1968 to July 1968 Carried 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles for several weeks promoting the Gold Coast - August 12, 1972 Sold to Air Executive, Norway - October 29, 1978 Entered onto the Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-NPI - October 29, 1978 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - October 30, 1978 Aircraft had flown 35,462 hours and 40,462 cycles Departed Tamworth on delivery to Norwich, U.K. for overhaul & painting - October 30, 1978 Transferred to Busy Bee when Air Executive renamed - September 1, 1980 Leased to Air Nordic as SE-KZF - May 18, 1993 Sold to Swetrail Transport AB - July 30, 1993 Lease to Air Nordic continued Returned to Swetrail, withdrawn from use and stored at Woensdrecht, Netherlands - June 15. 1996 Leased to SAE Swe Aviation Europe AB - April 1998 Sold to Sobel Air, Ghana - becoming 9G-AIR - November 4, 2002 Leased to Air Max-Gabon SA - December 2002 Leased to National Airways Gabon - October 2003 Current |
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VH-EWG. East West Airlines - in the old livery at Sydney Airport, January 1966. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-143.) |
VH-EWG. East West - in the old livery with new titles and tail logo at Sydney Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection. 1993-252.) |
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VH-EWG. East West - in the old livery with new titles and tail logo, January 1968. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-638.) |
VH-EWG. East West - in the experimental livery at Sydney Airport, December 1970. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-639.) |
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VH-EWG. East West - with 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles & tail logo at Essendon Airport, August 1972. (P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-086.) |
VH-EWG. East West - with 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles & tail logo at Essendon Airport, August 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-642.) |
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VH-EWG. East West - with 'Sun Fun Holidays' titles & tail logo at Essendon Airport, August 1972. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-456.) |
VH-EWG. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, December 1975. (G. Bennett Collection. 1993-251.) |
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VH-EWG. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1976. (P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-085.) |
VH-EWG. East West - in the final livery at Grafton Airport, November 1976. (G. Bennett Collection. 1993-250.) |
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VH-EWG. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-641.) |
VH-EWG. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 1999-640.) |
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LN-NPI. Air Executive - in basic East West livery at Darwin Airport, October 1978. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-643.) |
LN-NPI. Busy Bee - in the basic livery without titles, October 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-815.) |
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LN-NPI. Air Nordic - in the full livery with no 'Swe Aviation' titles, July 1993. (P. J. Gates Collection. 1999-012.) |
SE-KZF. Air Nordic Swe Aviation - in the full livery at Stockholm, July 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-737.) |
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SE-KZF. Air Nordic Swe Aviation - in the full livery at Stockholm, July 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-644.) |
SE-KZF. Swe Aviation SAE Europe - in the new livery, October 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1999-830.) |
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9G-AIR. La Nationale - in basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville, January 2004. (J. Guillem Photograph. 1999-428.) |
9G-AIR. La Nationale - in basic Swe Aviation livery at Libraville, January 2004. (J. Guillem Photograph. 1999-849.) |
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