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Returned to Swetrail, withdrawn from use and stored at Woensdrecht, Netherlands - June 15. 1996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


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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)